POLITICO Energy

Inside the 3 legal cases that threaten Biden’s EV adoption goals

Episode Summary

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is set to hear three legal challenges this week about rules that could strengthen or hinder President Joe Biden’s goal of aggressively boosting electric vehicles sales by 2050, a key part of his climate agenda. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the details of those cases and how they could upend Biden's EV adoption efforts. Plus, FERC staff is pushing back against the idea that the commission should be more involved in other agency rulemaking processes. For more news on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power Switch, our free evening newsletter: https://www.politico.com/power-switch And for even deeper coverage and analysis, read our Morning Energy newsletter by subscribing to POLITICO Pro: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/newsletter-archive/morning-energy Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro. Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast. Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. Alex Keeney is a senior audio producer at POLITICO. Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.

Episode Notes

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit is set to hear three legal challenges this week about rules that could strengthen or hinder President Joe Biden’s goal of aggressively boosting electric vehicles sales by 2050, a key part of his climate agenda. POLITICO’s Alex Guillén breaks down the details of those cases and how they could upend Biden's EV adoption efforts. Plus, FERC staff is pushing back against the idea that the commission should be more involved in other agency rulemaking processes. 

 

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Alex Guillén is an energy reporter for POLITICO Pro. 

Catherine Morehouse is an energy reporter for POLITICO and the host of the POLITICO Energy podcast.

Nirmal Mulaikal is a POLITICO audio host-producer. 

Kara Tabor is an audio producer for POLITICO.

Gloria Gonzalez is the deputy energy editor for POLITICO. 

Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO.