The Biden Administration Wants More EVs. Is It Willing to Use Emergency Powers to Get Them?
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On March 31, 2022, the Biden Administration announced several measures to address the spike in oil prices caused by the Ukraine war, and slipped in an unusual measure: the Defence Production Act. The DPA is normally used in times of war to authoritatively allocate raw materials and finished goods according to a priority system to ensure that the military has what it needs. But it’s unusual to implement the DPA for raw material production in peacetime.
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