The Biden administration’s proposal on Wednesday to sharply cut tailpipe emissions and vehicle pollutants is on a fast track as the future of U.S. auto production could become a presidential campaign issue next year.
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving with urgency to mandate a 56% cut in vehicle emissions by 2032, a requirement it forecasts will result in EVs accounting for two of every three new vehicles sold within a decade.
Democrats say the proposal will save consumers money in refueling costs and spur U.S. manufacturing, while Republicans are castigating it, saying it will make cars too expensive and prevent Americans from buying gas-powered models.
After Donald Trump won the presidency in November 2016, the EPA quickly finalized a determination that fuel efficiency rules instituted by then-President Barack Obama should be locked in through 2025.
Under Trump, the EPA reversed that decision and rolled back the Obama standards, a move that would have increased U.S. oil consumption by about 500,000 barrels per day by the 2030s.
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