By Editor Josh Mitchell
River Mississippi News
GOP Governors Assert 2032 Mandate Is Unrealistic and Strips Away Personal Choice,
Biden Releases $150 Million to 20 states, Including RMT States of Illinois and Minnesota.
Recipients in 20 states awarded $150 million total to improve the reliability of existing electric-vehicle charging infrastructure. (Federal Highway Administration map/graphic)
Several Republican governors in the 10-state River Mississippi Territory (RMT) have joined forces to challenge the Biden administration’s “unrealistic” plan to overhaul the U.S. vehicle industry through the implementation of electric vehicles.
Specifically, the Republican governors say the president’s plan to mandate two out of every three vehicles be electric by 2032 is overly ambitious, unrealistic and strips consumers of personal choice.
Meanwhile, the Biden Administration last week awarded a total of nearly $150 million in grants in 20 states to improve existing charging infrastructure, including two RMT states — Illinois and Minnesota.
The Republican governors in a letter to the Biden administration said they’re not opposed to electric vehicles entering the marketplace but that consumers should decide for themselves whether they want an electric vehicle rather than being subjected to a government mandate.
River Mississippi Territory governors pushing back against the Biden administration’s EV plans are Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson.
The other governors to sign but who are not in the RMT are Idaho Gov. Brad Little, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon.
