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Vehicle Carbon Pollution Would Be Cut, But More Slowly, Under New Biden Rule

Inside Climate News · By Marianne Lavelle · last updated
The EPA anticipates its biggest climate proposal, eased in response to industry and labor concerns, will mean more plug-in hybrids, less penetration of EVs by 2032.

By Marianne Lavelle

Foreseeing a slower U.S. switch to fully electric vehicles than envisioned a year ago, President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday finalized tailpipe pollution standards that it says would cut carbon emissions from new passenger vehicles by more than half by 2032.