Former US President Donald Trump has ridiculed incumbent Joe Biden over his administration\u2019s push to make US military vehicles produce less carbon emissions as they storm enemy positions, despite America\u2019s abundant oil resources.
Speaking at a Republican rally in South Dakota as part of his presidential campaign on Friday, Trump deplored that under the Biden administration the US had become \u201ca nation that wants to make our great army tanks all electric.\u201d
\u201cSo that despite the fact that they will not be able to go very far either, fewer pollutants will be released into the air as we blast our way through enemy territory,\u201d the ex-president said.
As part of its push to reduce its carbon footprint, the US also wants to make its jet fighters \u2018greener\u2019, which would result in them losing 15% efficiency, but allow Washington \u201cto keep our enemy\u2019s atmosphere clean of pollutants,\u201d Trump stated.
According to the 45th president, the US wants to rely on electric cars even though \u201cthey can\u2019t go far, cost too much\u201d and use batteries made in China.
He also complained that with Biden at the helm, the US has had to beg Venezuela and other nations for oil despite having ample deposits of its own crude, arguing that the Biden-backed \u201cfake\u201d Green New Deal would lead to the country\u2019s collapse.
In April of last year, Biden celebrated Earth Day by vowing to cut emissions from military equipment, including tanks, helicopters, and fighter jets. \u201cI\u2019m going to start the process where every vehicle in the United States military \u2014 every vehicle is going to be climate-friendly\u2026 We\u2019re spending billions of dollars to do it,\u201d he said at the time. In the same speech, he also admitted to owning a \u201968 Corvette \u201cthat does nothing but pollute air,\u201d adding that he does not drive it very much.
As part of this effort, last year the US army unveiled a plan to field an all-electric light-duty non-tactical vehicle fleet by 2027, with all tactical vehicles expected to become environmentally friendly by 2050. However, for now US officials say that the focus is on introducing hybrids rather than all-electric units, citing technology issues and a lack of conceptual understanding of how such equipment should be deployed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n