To cater to the adverse effects of rapid climatic changes, new tailpipe emission rules aimed at boosting EV sales were released by the Environmental Protection Agency. These rules were recently announced by President Joe Biden’s administration.
New emissions standards were announced by the Environmental Protection Agency to slash tailpipe pollution, accelerate the transition to EVs, and fight climate change.
The proposal was reported over the weekend and was released on Wednesday. It is the most aggressive plan to reduce CO2 emissions that the administration has released up till now.
Based on how the automobile industry responds to the EPA project, but as per the new standards in electric vehicles they could account for the sales of 67% of new light-duty vehicles.
Along with this a sale of 46% of new medium-duty vehicles by 2023 which will mark a dramatic increase in the current EV sales which is around 6%. EPA projects the rules that apply to 2027-2032 model year vehicles which will potentially cut more than 9 billion tons of carbon emissions through 2055.
This ratio is more than twice the total carbon emissions of the United States last year. The new standards are more likely to enter into effect in early 2024.
President Joe Biden’s administration is presenting this proposal as a critical effort to reverse the worst effects of climatic changes. This proposal also aims at improving people’s lives along with lowering the daily costs of owning and maintaining a car.
President and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council, Manish Bapna said in a statement, “These EPA standards are a key piece of the puzzle to curb our country’s single largest source of carbon pollution and provide cleaner air and a safer climate for all. Done right, these will put the U.S. on the road to end pollution from vehicle tailpipes – while also slashing our dependence on oil, creating good domestic jobs, and saving consumers money on fuel.â€
Under this proposal, automobile companies need to produce 60% electric vehicles by 2030 and by 2032 it should be 67% to meet the requirements. This will be a huge number in comparison to just 5.8% of EVs sold in the United States in 2022.
Chet Thompson, CEO and President of American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers said, “Predictably, the oil and gas industry are not happy with the new standards. The EPA proposal would effectively ban gasoline and diesel vehicles and is bad for consumers.â€
Director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign at Center for Biological Diversity, Dan Becker said in a statement, “This is Biden’s chance to take the biggest single step of any nation to confront the climate crisis, but the EPA’s proposal stalls out when it comes to new gas-guzzlers. And 75% pollution cut is necessary to protect our planet.â€
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New tailpipe emission rules aimed at boosting EV sales were released by the Environmental Protection Agency and the scope of this proposal took some automakers off guard.
To this John Bozzella, CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation states, “A lot has to go right for this massive — and unprecedented — change in our automotive market and industrial base to succeed.†The company mentioned electrical grid resiliency, supply chain constraints, and EV charging infrastructure as a couple of challenges ahead.
Source: EPA