To parse its EV strategy, I put questions to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) in an email exchange. Impacting the EnvironmentThe driving force in the push to acquire EVs is the belief that such acquisition will avert climate change, preventing a range of outcomes reflected in DOD’s Climate Risk Analysis. But this analysis leaves out meaningful context, starting with the practical impact that the Pentagon’s fleet of 174,000 non-tactical vehicles has on carbon emissions. As such, the DOD’s non-tactical vehicle fleet would account for an extremely small proportion of total CO2 emissions. In light of this withdrawal from the domestic critical minerals supply, it’s reasonable to wonder how the DOD will acquire American-sourced ZEVs.

Source: Forbes August 05, 2023 13:01 UTC