EPA Issues Ambitious, New Rules Aimed at , Cutting Carbon Emissions.<br />On March 20, the Biden administration <br />announced new rules regarding <br />automobile emissions standards.<br />On March 20, the Biden administration <br />announced new rules regarding <br />automobile emissions standards.<br />NBC reports that officials have called the <br />new regulations the most ambitious plan to <br />reduce emissions from passenger vehicles.<br />NBC reports that officials have called the <br />new regulations the most ambitious plan to <br />reduce emissions from passenger vehicles.<br />The new rules include scaled back <br />tailpipe limits requested by the <br />Environmental Protection Agency last April. .<br />The new rules include scaled back <br />tailpipe limits requested by the <br />Environmental Protection Agency last April. .<br />The new rules come amid slowing <br />sales of electric vehicles, a critical part <br />of the plan to meet the new standards.<br />The new rules come amid slowing <br />sales of electric vehicles, a critical part <br />of the plan to meet the new standards.<br />Last April, the auto industry cited <br />lower sales growth in its objection <br />to the EPA's strict standards. .<br />According to the EPA, the industry <br />could meet the limits if 56% of new <br />vehicle sales are electric by 2032.<br />According to the EPA, the industry <br />could meet the limits if 56% of new <br />vehicle sales are electric by 2032.<br />The EPA plan also called for at least 13% of plug-in <br />hybrids or other partially-electric cars, in addition <br />to more efficient gasoline-powered vehicles. .<br />The EPA's proposed standards would <br />avoid over 7 billion tons of planet-warming <br />carbon emissions over the next 30 years. .<br />The EPA's new rules apply <br />to model years 2027 to 2032.<br />The Biden administration's new rules <br />are set to ramp up to nearly meet <br />the EPA's limits by 2032.
