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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Aims for One Million EVs by 2030 Amid Growing Criticism

Illinois Gov. Pritzker Aims for One Million EVs by 2030 Amid Growing Criticism

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has set a high target: one million electric vehicles on Illinois roads in less than six years. Now, a public service campaign is critical of the EV agenda of his political party.

Launched an ad campaign titled “Driver’s Seat,” the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers ( AFPM) emphasizes Vice President Kamala Harris’s endorsement of a 100% ban on new gas automobile sales in the United States. Part of AFPM’s eight-figure campaign to inform Americans and give them chances to directly express their opposition to gas car bans and EV mandates straight with their elected leaders and legislators.

“Americans deserve to know exactly where the vice president stands and whether the Harris administration will correct or double down on policies like the EPA’s regulation which will effectively ban most new gas cars by 2032,” said AFPM CEO Chet Thompson. “In the meantime, Congress must act swiftly to overturn this EPA regulation and protect consumer choice.”

Along with a coalition of agricultural and oil sector leaders, the Illinois Corn Growers Association sued the Environmental Protection Agency for what they claim to be unfair and expensive electrification of America’s vehicle fleet. AFPM joined them. The complaint contends the high cost of the rule calls for legislative approval.

Between 2030 and 2032, Dave Loos, head of Biofuels and Research for Illinois Corn Growers, said another demand that up to 56% of all vehicle sales be electric is impractical.

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“That’s very, very concerning to us as producers, but it is also concerning for one, we lose these bushels, two, we lose that demand for ethanol, but three, it really takes away options for the consumers,” said Loos.  

Just over 111,000 EVs registered in Illinois, according to the office of the Illinois Secretary of State.

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