Biden Test-Drives New Truck to Promote Electric Vehicles

On a day many motorists in the southeastern United States could not find gasoline, President Joe Biden promoted the transition to electrical vehicles while warning that China is ahead in the race to build the next-generation automobiles.  

"They think they're going to win, but I got news for them. They will not win this race. We can't let them. We have to move fast," said the president during a visit to a Michigan plant where electric pickup trucks are made.   Ford on Wednesday will formally unveil its F-150 Lightning, an all-electric version of its best-selling pickup truck, which the president drove on a test track following his remarks.   "We're going to set a new pace for electric vehicles," Biden promised. "That means reversing the previous administration's shortsighted rollback of vehicle emissions and efficiency standards."