Biden’s Buy-America Dream Relies on Buying EVs That No One Makes

President Joe Biden has ordered the federal government to buy electric vehicles made in America with union labor. There’s just one problem: No such vehicles exist.

Tesla Inc., the leading U.S. electric vehicle manufacturer, has several American-made models, but it isn’t unionized. And while General Motors Co. employs union labor to make the electric Chevrolet Bolt, roughly three-quarters of its components come from outside the U.S. -- missing the 50% threshold to be considered American-made under federal procurement law.

To be sure, Biden’s executive order, issued Wednesday, is designed to spur investment in the nascent plug-in car market and ...