Gale, when make posts like this you lose credibility. You either ignore reality, are unaware of what it going on, or worse, expect that a lie repeated often enough becomes "truth".
BTW, these are the current mandated standards:
This is a direct quote from the first paragraph of the above link:
"NHTSA currently projects that the revised standards would require an industry fleet-wide average of roughly 49 mpg in MY 2026"
Mandating a fleet average of 49 mpg is essentially mandating EVs by government edict.
Your love for EVs is clouding your judgement. IMO your rabid defense of EVs tells me that deep down you know the truth but do not want to face it. EVs are the wrong choice for most Americans and they will not buy them.
I offer you this to ponder. How many of your friends own only EVs...no ICE vehicles? I bet is it less than 5%. Are you suggesting over 95% of your friends are stupid or have no common sense? What do they think about your choice and why?