Biden said the measure, if enacted, would cancel existing domestic manufacturing standards for Federal Highway Administration-funded chargers and also harm U.S. manufacturing and jobs.
Toyota's under-construction battery plant in North Carolina is now an almost $6B project with new funds, while Ford BlueOval plants in Tennessee and Kentucky are boosted by a $9.2-billion U.S. Energy Dept. conditional loan, its largest ever single investment.
By 2035, California will require all new cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks sold in the state to be zero emission vehicles, following approval Aug. 25 of the Advanced Clean Cars II rule.