Many House Republicans are using amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to counter the Pentagon’s plans to accelerate the introduction of electric vehicles (EVs).
Republican Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania, Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, and Rep. Paul Gossard of Arizona are allies to block the Pentagon’s push to go all-electric by 2050. , has submitted various proposals and amendments to the NDAA. The Pentagon’s push for EVs is accelerating.Operates under the Biden administration presidential decree Issued by President Joe Biden, it mandates a whole-of-government approach to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Perry’s NDAA fix This would prohibit taxpayer funding of research initiatives on EVs and EV charging infrastructure.Another Perry fix This would prevent the government from using the Defense Production Act to facilitate mining of key minerals used in the manufacture of EVs, charging infrastructure and EV batteries.
Bobert’s suggestion It will ask the Pentagon to terminate existing contracts for non-combat EVs.in Gosar suggestion The U.S. military installation in Yuma, Arizona, will allow civilians and soldiers alike to use standard internal combustion engine vehicles.
According to a November 2022 report, the U.S. Army aims to electrify non-combat vehicles by 2035 and fully electrify combat vehicles by 2050. report It details the so-called “climate strategy”.
“The military is not the place to experiment with untested technology,” Gosar wrote in a statement. according to to the Washington Post. “The compulsory use of electric vehicles is jeopardizing the combat readiness and training of our soldiers and equipment.In addition, his AC equipment in the EV unit does not work in the desert heat, and the health of our employees is compromised. pose a risk to
Battlefield charging and recharging of EVs remains a major technical challenge for the administration’s military EV push, according to a November 2022 report. report The Atlantic Council made a statement on the matter. Moreover, experts and pundits have expressed concern that China’s dominance in the EV supply chain could unduly influence US EV production. (Related: ‘Strangling’: Tesla shows how China dominates EV supply chain)
Joe Biden said, “The federal government also owns a huge fleet of vehicles, built here by American workers here in the United States, creating jobs for millions of auto workers, clean electric vehicles. We plan to replace it with.” pic.twitter.com/BaYrvVQee5
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Pentagon officials in the Biden administration and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm have previously backed efforts to electrify the fleet of non-combat vehicles by 2035 and the entire fleet by 2050. The Department of Defense is one of the world’s largest users of fossil fuels. More than 250,000 combat vehicles and about 170,000 non-tactical vehicles, the newspaper said.
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