Kansas may miss electric revolution

Although significant dollars have been allocated to facilitate the conversion to renewables, Kansas may watch as this opportunity passes by.

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Opinion

July 19, 2021 - 8:57 AM

Electric vehicles are displayed. President Joe Biden's American Jobs Plan encourages their production, proposing over $170 billion to boost the production of zero-emission buses and cars and increase the number of EV charging stations. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

One of the core components of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill is adequately preparing the country for the electric vehicle revolution. The Biden Administration has earmarked $174 billion for transportation electrification, which has sparked a flurry of investment from auto manufacturers.

GM announced it will open a $2.3 billion plant in 2023 to manufacture 500,000 EV batteries, Honda has committed to only sell EVs by 2040, Hyundai will invest $7 billion for U.S. EV production, and Ford has announced that half of all Lincolns produced could soon be emissionless. Even…

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