How the Automotive Industry Is Adapting to the Biden Administration’s Green Energy Push

From the first day he took office, it was evident that President Joe Biden would push for green energy to help slow climate change.

Green driving has proven to be an effective way to reduce smog and the expulsion of greenhouse gases in many large cities. Although smog isn’t an issue in most rural communities, climate change and global warming are significant issues. From the day Joe Biden stepped into the Oval Office and sat behind the Resolute Desk, he has pushed for green energy in the automotive industry.

Investing in change

The current administration continues to invest in change and the American automotive industry in ways that previous administrations never could. This includes adding a $1.7 billion investment to support the conversion of 11 automotive plants across eight states to manufacture electric vehicles. These plants are located in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia. This investment shows the President’s commitment to revitalize and reinvest in the automotive market to improve manufacturing and help build and support America’s middle class. These investments should help create and retain thousands of good-paying union jobs across the Midwest.

Automakers embrace green energy

Moving away from noxious greenhouse gasses is only one part of the push toward green energy and a cleaner environment. Automakers are also moving toward cleaner manufacturing processes to utilize sustainable processes and methods for building cars. Many automakers have net-zero carbon emissions goals and specific dates for these goals. Many of these changes are responses to the Biden administration’s movement for a cleaner environment.

Toyota

Toyota is the world’s largest automaker and the company is dedicated to sustainability and responsible processes that make cars cleaner and better than ever before. Toyota has put a comprehensive “Sustainability Data Book” in place to show its dedication to this movement. The approach and policies call for environmental, social, and governance changes within the company and its processes to allow the company to become sustainable and build a better and greener future.

Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz has a push for strategic changes to ensure green energy is used to build vehicles. The Mercedes-Benz lineup has already begun its transition with the addition of many electric vehicles that have become a huge part of the brand’s lineup. The Mercedes’ Ambition 2039 presents a fully electric future and the desire to be carbon neutral as a company by 2039. This luxury car company also intends to continue to reduce emissions from its own operations.

Audi

Audi is taking an approach that can be called the Three E’s of meaningful change toward sustainability and a greener future. These three E’s are Educate, Empower, and Engage, which are ways for Audi to move forward and push toward more EVs in the market. Audi intends to be completely carbon-neutral no later than 2050.

General Motors

The world of boring EVs ends at GM’s doorstep. Instead of allowing the electric vehicle industry to be a place of slow and boring models that are sold in low numbers, GM is working toward more exciting and innovative EVs that can be impressive and more fun to drive than traditional ICE vehicles. The GM Ultium platform, which first appeared in the GMC Hummer EV, is a game changer in the push toward green energy.

Ford

Ford created the Integrated Sustainability Report in 2023, which is a comprehensive view of its environmental activities from the past, present, and future. This plan also creates tangible milestones that have been reached with more to come. Ford has created some incredible success in the EV world with the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning, giving us two of the top-selling EVs in the market.

Volvo

Every time you turn around, it seems like Volvo has a new EV that is ready to be part of the market. This Swedish automaker has made huge strides in its progress toward electrification and digital solutions to improve safety on the road. Volvo has a three-pillar approach to electrification: carbon-neutrality, a circular economy, and responsible business practices to bring green energy and clean driving to the world.

President Biden challenged the automotive industry to sell at least 50% electrified vehicles by the end of the decade, and many of the current sustainability efforts appear to have the automotive world moving in that direction.

As more companies work to achieve carbon neutrality, we can see the leveling of the environmental impact of the automotive industry and understand how green energy, pushed forward by the Biden Presidency, can have a positive impact on the world around us.