Senior US officials who spoke to a number of media said that President Joe Biden will set a new national goal on Thursday to increase the use of electric cars in the United States, and call on car manufacturers to make their sales of this type reach 40-50 percent of total new car sales by 2030.
The officials spoke to a number of US media outlets, on condition of anonymity.
President Biden said in a tweet on Wednesday evening that there is "big news" to be announced Thursday regarding the issue of electric cars, adding, "When I say electric cars are the future, I'm not kidding."
The American CNBC news network, which reported the news, said that companies such as General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat) are expected to support this goal.
It is unclear whether Tesla, the largest electric car maker in the United States, will attend the event.
She added that Detroit automakers are scheduled to attend an "event" on Thursday at the White House.
USA Today says the plan and the presidential proclamation will not be binding, but it will be encouraging by adopting policies that encourage automakers to make the transition.
He added that leaders from the United Auto Workers union will attend the signing of the agreement to show their support for these efforts.
The presidential goal includes the manufacture of zero-emissions vehicles powered by fuel cells and batteries, as well as the development of hybrid models with dual-electric internal combustion engines.
CNBC also expected that the Biden administration would announce climate regulations by announcing tougher regulations and laws to control emissions.
But it remains unclear how many automakers will support Biden's new fuel-economy standards, although automakers such as Ford, Honda Motor and Volkswagen have earlier agreed to tougher California standards, which the Trump administration has opposed. strongly.
Stellantis said last month that it aims to have more than 40% of its sales in the US low-emissions by 2030.
While General Motors said it aspires to end sales of gasoline-powered cars by 2035, it said Wednesday it was focusing on all-electric vehicles rather than plug-in hybrids.
Ford said it plans to have "at least 40% of our global sales volume be entirely electric by 2030".
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