Analyst Note
| Seth Goldstein, CFA |On Aug. 5, U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to sign an executive order calling for electric vehicles to be 40%-50% of new auto sales in the United States by 2030. The target includes battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. This mirrors our thesis that the U.S. will see 30% EV adoption and 50% hybrid adoption, of which we expect plug-in hybrids will be 10%-20%, by 2030. Though the order is nonbinding, this aligns with stated plans from multiple U.S. automakers. As a result, we maintain our U.S. EV and hybrid adoption outlook. Using our regional buildup model, we continue to forecast that EVs and hybrids will make up 2 of every 3 autos sold globally by 2030, with 30% coming from EVs.