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Rep. Williams: automakers "misread" electric-vehicle demand; praises rollback of CAFE rules
U.S. House Committee on Small Business · January 9, 2026
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Summary
In an interview with Mark Davis, Rep. Roger Williams criticized automakers' shift to electric vehicles as a market misread and said he supports repealing Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, recalling his role pushing for their removal.
Congressman Roger Williams told host Mark Davis that the major U.S. automakers "went woke" and misjudged consumer demand for electric vehicles. "There is no market for electric vehicles and this — they missed it," Williams said, arguing manufacturers should listen more to dealers and customers.
Williams also praised the rollback of…
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