The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued new rules on March 20 for automobiles aimed at cutting carbon emissions and boosting both hybrid and electric vehicles (EVs).
The new regulations amount to the toughest-ever limits to tailpipe emissions, part of the Biden administration’s bid to accelerate the manufacture and take up of EVs.
This affects passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles produced, starting in 2027.
The regulations, according to the EPA, would save 7.2 billion tons of carbon emissions through 2055 in addition to providing “nearly $100 billion of annual net benefits to society, including $13 billion of annual public health benefits due to improved air quality, and $62 billion in reduced annual fuel costs, and maintenance and repair costs for drivers.”…
