Biden signs executive order to replace entire government fleet with EVs The new electrification plan could affect over 645,000 vehicles Image: Shutterstock The US President Joe Biden has signed a new executive order to upgrade the entire government fleet to electric vehicles (EVs). The new executive order, entitled ‘Buy American’, aims to strengthen American manufacturing and encourage more businesses to invest in cleaner vehicles. It is estimated that the current government fleet consists of 645,000 vehicles. The Biden Administration has also pledged to make ‘historic’ investments in research and development (R&D) for battery technology and clean energy markets. Biden had previously called for a national network of 500,000 EV chargers – a charging infrastructure of that size would allow any American to travel across the country in an EV by 2030, according to his campaign’s estimates last year.