The new EPA rules are the toughest vehicle emission standards to date.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced two proposed rules Wednesday designed to ensure that 67% of new passenger cars and 25% of heavy trucks sold in the U.S. are all-electric by 2032, in the latest push from the Biden Administration to reduce planet-warming emissions by pivoting to electric vehicles.Key Facts
The agency is not mandating a certain number of electric cars be sold, but is setting tighter pollution standards for new cars and trucks with model years between 2027 and 2032, in essence pushing carmakers to sell a lot more electric vehicles in order to meet the new emissions standards.
The standards for emissions are based on the size and type of vehicle being built, and the EPA says most companies will have to produce 67% all-electric cars to follow the new rules, but the standards also allow automakers to find other ways to meet the emissions rules.
The EPA wants 67% of new light-duty vehicles—such as sedans and pickup trucks—to be electric, along with 46% of new medium-duty trucks like delivery vans and 25% of heavy-duty vehicles like buses and heavy trucks.
The standards would mark a massive increase in EV sales: All-electric vehicles made up 5.8% of the 13.8 million new cars sold in the U.
