EPA Proposes Ambitious Plan , for EVs to Account for , Two-Thirds of New Cars by 2032.<br />On April 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <br />proposed new car pollution rules that may become the Biden <br />administration's most aggressive climate change policies.<br />The ambitious plan calls for electric <br />vehicles to make up two-thirds of all <br />new cars sold in the U.S. by 2032.<br />According to the EPA, transportation <br />accounts for almost 30% of all <br />greenhouse emissions in the U.S.<br />The new tailpipe standards <br />would cut the estimated pollution <br />produced by cars in half.<br />Michael Regan, the EPA's administrator, called the new regulations , “the strongest-ever federal pollution <br />standards for cars and trucks.”.<br />Together, these actions will <br />accelerate the ongoing transition <br />to a clean vehicles future, tackle <br />the climate crisis and improve <br />our air quality for communities <br />across the country, Michael Regan, EPA administrator, via CNN.<br />CNN reports that the news comes as the EPA is considering <br />several emissions proposals aimed at having <br />electric cars represent 64% to 69% of the market.<br />CNN reports that the news comes as the EPA is considering <br />several emissions proposals aimed at having <br />electric cars represent 64% to 69% of the market.<br />The EPA also suggests that EVs could <br />make up almost half of all new <br />medium-duty vehicles by 2032.<br />Thomas Boylan, the regulatory director for EV trade <br />group Zero Emission Transportation Association, called <br />the proposal a pivotal decision for the auto industry.<br />It’s a pretty big deal. This is really going <br />to set the tone for the rest of the decade <br />and into the 2030s in terms of what this <br />administration is looking for the auto <br />industry to do when it comes to <br />decarbonizing and ultimately electrifying, Thomas Boylan, regulatory director for EV trade group <br />Zero Emission Transportation Association, via CNN.<br />It’s a pretty big deal. This is really going <br />to set the tone for the rest of the decade <br />and into the 2030s in terms of what this <br />administration is looking for the auto <br />industry to do when it comes to <br />decarbonizing and ultimately electrifying, Thomas Boylan, regulatory director for EV trade group <br />Zero Emission Transportation Association, via CNN
