EPA Issues Ambitious New Rules Aimed at Cutting Carbon Emissions

EPA Issues Ambitious, New Rules Aimed at , Cutting Carbon Emissions.

On March 20, the Biden administration announced new rules regarding automobile emissions standards.

On March 20, the Biden administration announced new rules regarding automobile emissions standards.

NBC reports that officials have called the new regulations the most ambitious plan to reduce emissions from passenger vehicles.

NBC reports that officials have called the new regulations the most ambitious plan to reduce emissions from passenger vehicles.

The new rules include scaled back tailpipe limits requested by the Environmental Protection Agency last April.

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The new rules include scaled back tailpipe limits requested by the Environmental Protection Agency last April.

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The new rules come amid slowing sales of electric vehicles, a critical part of the plan to meet the new standards.

The new rules come amid slowing sales of electric vehicles, a critical part of the plan to meet the new standards.

Last April, the auto industry cited lower sales growth in its objection to the EPA's strict standards.

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According to the EPA, the industry could meet the limits if 56% of new vehicle sales are electric by 2032.

According to the EPA, the industry could meet the limits if 56% of new vehicle sales are electric by 2032.

The EPA plan also called for at least 13% of plug-in hybrids or other partially-electric cars, in addition to more efficient gasoline-powered vehicles.

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The EPA's proposed standards would avoid over 7 billion tons of planet-warming carbon emissions over the next 30 years.

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The EPA's new rules apply to model years 2027 to 2032.

The Biden administration's new rules are set to ramp up to nearly meet the EPA's limits by 2032.