US to soften tailpipe rules, slow electric vehicle transition through 2030
US President Joe Biden’s administration is set to ease proposed yearly requirements through 2030 of its sweeping plan to aggressively cut tailpipe emissions and ramp up electric vehicle sales, two sources told Reuters on Sunday.
Automakers and the United Auto Workers had urged the Biden administration to slow the proposed ramp-up in EV sales. They say EV technology is still too costly for many mainstream US consumers and that more time is needed to develop the charging infrastructure.
The Environmental Protection Agency in April 2023 proposed requiring a 56% reduction in new vehicle emissions by 2032.
