So, I posed him this question: "Would you support a nationwide electric vehicle (EV) mandate?" He pretended not to understand the question: "I am not aware of any electric vehicle mandates." If you support ethanol mandates for cleaner air, surely you could support an EV mandate to accomplish the same objective?" The production of an electric vehicle could generate a Renewable Identification Number (RIN), just like with biofuels. In fact, an electric vehicle mandate would accomplish largely the same goals as the RFS.

Source: Forbes October 06, 2019 21:56 UTC