President Joe Biden on Monday committed to replacing all 650,000 federal vehicles that run on gas with electric models, as the administration shifts its focus toward “clean” energy. Biden said switching the government’s “enormous fleet” with electric alternatives will help create one million new autoworker jobs in the United States. “The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we’re going to replace with clean electric vehicles made right here in America made by American workers,” the president said while signing his new “Made in America” executive order. He didn’t elaborate on when the hundreds of thousands of federal vehicles will be replaced, or on what electric models will be chosen. According to Reuters, it could cost at least $20 billion to completely replace the fleet. The White House didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment by The Epoch Times. He separately criticized rules currently in place …
Biden Pledges to Replace All Federal Vehicles With US-Made Electric Models
January 27, 2021
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