Hope Yen
Reporter
About Hope Yen
Hope Yen is a national reporter with the Associated Press, based in Washington D.C.
Biden overstates the impact his $1T bill will have on shift to electric vehicles
Boasting about his $1 trillion infrastructure package, President Joe Biden overstated its reach by claiming it would result in 500,000 electric vehicle charging stations and meet his pledge to nudge half of U.S. drivers into EVs by decade’s end.
Biden seeks to exceed Obama-era mileage rule, nudging more Americans into EVs
In a major step against climate change, U.S. President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to industry and government officials briefed on the plan.