Energy Secretary Granholm Supports Making The Military All-Electric By 2030

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm Supports Military Transition to Electric Vehicles

In a recent hearing for the Senate Armed Services Committee, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expressed her support for the Biden administration’s proposal to transition the military to exclusively rely on electric vehicles before 2030. Granholm emphasized that electrification would decrease the military’s vulnerability to worldwide turbulence in the fossil fuel sector and contribute to energy security. White House officials have suggested an increase in electric vehicle reliance over the past two years as part of a broader renewable energy adoption in the federal government.

Benefits of Electric Vehicles for the Military

Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks asserted two years ago that creating a “zero emissions non-tactical vehicle fleet” and optimizing “energy use in our tactical vehicles” is a necessary part of the military’s climate mission. Electric vehicles are quiet, have a low heat signature, and incredible torque, and because they tend to be low maintenance with fewer moving parts, they have the potential to reduce logistics requirements, all with these attributes can help give our troops an edge on the battlefield.

Challenges of Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicles require charging infrastructure and are currently seen by some as less reliable than internal combustion vehicles. However, the Biden administration has established the overall goal of procuring only zero-emission light-duty vehicles for the federal fleet by 2027 and will extend the standard to all federal vehicles by 2035.

Biden Administration’s Efforts to Reduce Carbon Emissions

The Biden administration has established a “whole-of-government effort” to reduce carbon emissions and incentivize renewables. They have also introduced new emissions rules for gas stoves, air conditioners, and mobile homes. The EPA most recently proposed vehicle emissions standards that would aim to increase adoption of electric cars, effectively inducing a 56% decrease in greenhouse gas emissions for light-duty vehicles, as well as a 44% decrease for medium-duty vehicles.

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