American-Made, Limits on Sourcing, Eliminating a Dependence on China — New Guidelines for U.S. EV Rebates

For those of us in the Energy, Mobility and EV sector, new Guidelines for U.S. EV Rebates are impacted by American-Made, Limits on Sourcing and Eliminating a Dependence on China. My article shares the facts and my opinions.

American-Made, Limits on Sourcing, Eliminating a Dependence on China — New Guidelines for U.S. EV Rebates

By Don Southerton April 2023

The Facts
The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is designed first to encourage manufacturers to shift operations to North America. Secondly, it is designed to boost zero-emissions vehicle sales with a goal that half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 are EVs.

Layer on that, as early as this week, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may issue emission control regulations that will affect model years 2027 through 2032 vehicles. They do not ban internal-combustion engines but certainly will encourage EV purchases.

These goals also support a separate national security objective: to free the U.S. and its allies, as much as possible, from dependence on supply chains it sees as vulnerable to China and…