The Biden administration is expected to publish a clean cars rule that would not require as rapid a shift to electric vehicles (EV) as it initially proposed, The New York Times reported this weekend. |
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Other news outlets, including The Washington Post and CNN, reported that the administration was only considering such a change. Last year, the EPA proposed a rule under which it projected two-thirds of new U.S. passenger car sales would be electric in 2032. The rule would ratchet up EV sales over time, with just 36 percent of sales expected to be electric in 2027 but 60 percent being electric in 2030. But, under the reported changes, EV sales would not have to undergo a significant increase until after 2030. According to the administration’s regulatory agenda, the rule is expected to be finalized next month, though this schedule is not always followed. It comes during an election year, in which President Biden may have to strike a balance between
courting autoworkers and climate-minded voters. |
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