A general electric motor (GM) factory in New York previously planned to build electric vehicle (EV) parts are spinning to build a new V8 engine as Republicans removed the de facto EV authorization from the Biden administration, Reuters reported. [emphasis, links added]
GM will invest $888 million in its Tonawanda propulsion plant to support its next-generation V8 internal combustion engine, which will be used in trucks and SUVSThe company announced Tuesday that the facility’s electric vehicle investment plan changes as the Biden administration is committed to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles.
The Senate repeals immunity, causing California's de facto national electric vehicle authorization to cancel the Democratic EV agenda on May 22 and the Democrats' EV agenda on May 22, while the Trump administration is also revoking regulations and subsidies aimed at pushing U.S. consumer electric vehicles.
“Our significant investments at GM’s Tonawanda Propulsion Plant demonstrate our commitment to strengthening U.S. manufacturing and support efforts,” said Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO.
“GM’s Buffalo plant has been in operation for 87 years and is continuing to innovate the engines we manufacture here to make it more fuel efficient and performant, which will help us deliver world-class trucks and SUVs to our customers in the coming years.”
“[The investment] Marks the company's largest single investment ever in the engine factory and makes Tonawanda the second GM propulsion plant to produce a new generation of engines,” General Motors' statement was added.
According to Reuters, GM announced a pledge to invest $300 million in the production of EV drive units in the facility in November 2023, although production has not begun so far.
Barra had previously said in December 2023 that the company's goal is to align with state and federal policies, although she also noted that GM would “react to where customers are.”
General Motors lobbied the Senate to repeal federal exemptions to make California's advanced cleaner vehicle II vehicle emission rules, Reuters reported.
In addition to the Senate’s recent efforts to attack the EV agenda, both the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation have adopted regulations that ended the Biden-era era that would effectively require automakers to produce an increasing share of electric vehicles over time.
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