Joe BidenPhotographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Lawmakers who support the rival petroleum and ethanol industries have joined forces to oppose the Biden administration’s push to electrify the federal vehicle fleet, marking a rare moment of unity between oft-warring interests. Fifty Republicans — — including 17 from oil-rich Texas and 21 from the Corn Belt — warned President Joe Biden that his executive order requiring the federal government to purchase only zero-emission vehicles risks forfeiting climate progress and will make the U.S. dangerously dependent on China. The effort reflects a public detente between warring oil and biofuel interests, which see electric vehicles as a common enemy. Biden’s executive order, issued in December, requires federal agencies buying light-duty vehicles to make those zero-emissions models by the end of fiscal year 2027. Because almost all critical minerals required to manufacture electric vehicles are sourced from China or countries where China is a significant investor […]