Will joining forces be enough?
The list of new and purely battery-electric vehicles from mainstream automakers keeps growing and it s difficult to keep track of them all. Whether it s something affordable and mainstream like the Chevrolet Bolt EUV or something with a six-figure price tag, such as the Tesla Model S Plaid, there s now literally an EV for everyone. As more automakers pledge to ditch combustion engines, two key auto industry players are not happy. Big Oil and its new ally, auto suppliers, are doing everything they can to slow the pace of change.
Reuters reports the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), a lobbyist group that represents over 1,000 vehicle suppliers in the US, stated to a Senate subcommittee on transportation that the Biden Administration should focus on setting new regulatory requirements for combustion-engined vehicles instead of advocating for battery electrics.
Auto Suppliers Just Realized EVs Will Cost Them Jobs
The Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) has informed a Senate Commerce subcommittee on transportation that the Biden Administration’s penchant for electric vehicles is starting to get under its skin. The union is recommending that the United States avoid setting any timeline for the proposed banning of internal combustion vehicles because it might cost a staggering number of jobs.
Ann Wilson, MEMA’s senior vice president of government affairs, said vehicle restrictions were unrealistic before 2040 and would obliterate entire segments of the auto industry without providing concrete assurances that the environment would be improved. While the latter claim can be argued endlessly, the former is pretty difficult to refute.Â
The industry that makes parts for car companies is worried about electric cars making them obsolete. All that and more in The Morning Shift for April 28, 2021.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal says he s disappointed Elon Musk is talking about a deadly crash involving a Tesla while it s under investigation gkay@businessinsider.com (Grace Kay)
Sen. Richard Blumenthal criticized Elon Musk s decision to tweet about a deadly crash.
Authorities in Texas said Tesla s Autopilot was engaged when two people were killed in a crash in Houston this month.
Musk dismissed the connection between the Autopilot and the crash on Twitter.
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Volvo I was very disappointed that Tesla through its CEO took to Twitter to downplay the involvement of the company s advanced driver assistance system before both the NTSB and NTHSA have completed their ongoing investigation into the deadly accident, Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, said Tuesday during a Senate committee hearing.
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