Mobility

President Biden's ZEV goal signals industry's direction

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President Joe Biden tours General Motors’ Factory Zero electric vehicle assembly plant in Detroit last year. Experts say measures are needed by the government and policymakerss to foster greater consumer adoption of electric vehicles. (REUTERS)
July 01, 2022 04:00 AM

WASHINGTON — When President Joe Biden set a nonbinding target last August for half of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be zero emission by 2030, major automakers backed the goal with a caveat: They can't do it alone.

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