Frontiers. <\/em><\/p>\nUS climate goals<\/h3>\n In 2021, US President Joe Biden pledged to achieve economy-wide net zero carbon emissions by 2050, a claim which is now a formal US submission under the 2015 Paris Accords of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.<\/p>\n
Currently, the transport sector is the most significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions in the US, with 58% of transportation emissions coming from light-duty passenger vehicles, including cars and light trucks.<\/p>\n
To achieve Biden\u2019s emission ambitions, the US will need to rapidly transition from internal combustion engine-powered transport to zero-emission vehicles, such as plug-in electric vehicles. However, various factors are stifling their uptake.<\/p>\n
For example, plug-in electric vehicles, on average, cost between $10,000 to $20,000 more than comparable internal combustion engine vehicles, a significant price that is slowing down their adoption. Furthermore, rising prices of the raw materials used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries have hindered a reduction in the price gap.<\/p>\n
The need for affordable electric cars<\/h3>\n The new study discovered that the midpoint of prices of all new vehicles sold in the US in 2021 \u2013 both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles \u2013 was roughly $45,000. Furthermore, of the 108 electric vehicles currently on the market for US customers, only 17 had a base price below $46,000, and very few of these affordable electric cars appeal to customers.<\/p>\n
A positive trend is that the number of affordable electric cars on the market is increasing, although the dominant producer of electric vehicles, Tesla, is not prioritising affordable models. Without an increase in plug-in electric vehicles on the affordable end of the spectrum, Biden\u2019s goals may be impossible.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the commercialisation of plug-in models across Europe provides hope for obtaining thesevbenchmarks but will necessitate favourable public policies to increase consumer acceptance.<\/p>\n
Graham concluded: \u201cInstead of relying on unrealistic mandates from California and other states, the federal government needs a comprehensive electric-vehicle policy\u2014performance standards and incentives\u2014similar to what has been adopted in the European Union.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If affordable electric cars do not become more available for consumers, the US is unlikely to achieve its 2030 EV coverage goals. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":25508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24425],"tags":[582],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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