Car Dealers Tell Biden Stop Your Administration's Arm Twisting of EV's

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WASHINGTON, DC - January 25, 2024: The AIADA reported that nearly 5,000 Dealerships send a second letter urging Biden to "Hit the Brakes" on Government EV Arm Twisting. A coalition of nearly 5,000 car dealerships on Thursday sent a second letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to "hit the brakes" on an EPA proposal that is expected to be finalized this year.

This effort comes after nearly 4,000 dealerships in November sent a letter calling on Biden to reconsider the proposed regulations, which they argue would mandate an unrealistic shift to battery-electric vehicles in the U.S. Biden and his administration have yet to respond to the first letter. Both letters to Biden have been spearheaded by Mickey Anderson, CEO of Baxter Auto Group, which operates 20 dealerships in Nebraska, Kansas and Colorado that sell brands including Ford, Honda, Toyota, and Volkswagen.

Anderson argued BEVs are "impractical" for many U.S. customers, citing reports of cold-weather conditions affecting EV battery performance and frustrating owners.

"The tragedy here is that if the manufacturers were truly free to build the cars that customers today are preferring, we would be selling far more plug-in EVs and hybrids," he told trade magazine Automotive News.

"I don't think it would do anything to diminish the 7 or 8 percent current demand, but there would be more investments made in these other alternative technologies." Click here for the full story.