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President Joe Biden will sign an executive order on Thursday outlining a goal to have electric and other zero-emissions vehicles make up half of the new cars and trucks sold by 2030, the White House announced.
The order also will replace the more relaxed emission standards under former President Donald Trump with even stricter ones than seen during the Obama administration.
In a show of unity, Biden will be joined at the signing by Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) executives and leaders from the United Auto Workers.
But one prominent auto giant will be missing - Tesla.
Elon Musk is not on the guest list for Thursday's event.
'Seems odd that Tesla wasn’t invited,' he wrote on Twitter.
President Joe Biden will be joined by Ford, GM, and Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler) executives when he signs an executive order encouraging more electric cars to be built but Tesla's Elon Musk was not invited
The administration didn't have an immediate explanation.
'I'm not sure,' Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told CNBC Thursday morning when asked about Musk's absence. 'But you're seeing so many leaders in the industry.'
'We're moving toward the
