The Aug. 5 Epoch Times article “Biden Wants Half of All Vehicles Sold in the US by 2030 to Be Zero Emission” [published online] was laughable. The government’s incompetence in attempting to dictate the pace and direction of U.S. product innovation is always a hoot. While it is encouraging that leaps in vehicle electrification technology continue their impressive record, it’s important to correctly allow our country’s “mobility science” professionals to lead the optimization of product customer value … versus politicians. Our remarkable U.S. auto sector product engineering advancements are being completely ignored in order to bow to “green” left-wing political nonsense. Joe Biden’s own EPA website promotes that:“compared to 1970 vehicle models, new cars, SUVs and pickup trucks are roughly 99% cleaner for common pollutants” (EPA website updated April 7, 2021). During the same time period, car fuel economy has more than doubled, while electric vehicle “driving range anxiety” remains …