The United States is about to give a major boost to the electrification of its fleet by announcing a proposal for new federal air pollution standards. The Joe Biden administration aims to take decisive action to reduce carbon emissions by 56% by 2032 and accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.
Proposal from the White House and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) split in two parts. On the one hand, with new standards for light and medium vehicles, and on the other hand, for heavy vehicles (trucks, buses, etc.).
In the case of passenger cars, the new proposal is based on emission standards already set for models from 2023 to 2026. However, it suggests using advances in clean technologies to further reduce pollution in models from of 2027. Thus, it also aims to accelerate the mass adoption of electric vehicles.
“The proposed new emission standards for light-duty, medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles for 2027 and later models will significantly reduce environmental pollution, with significant public health benefits, especially in communities that bear the heaviest burden of poor air quality will reduce maintenance costs and provide significant fuel savings for drivers and truckers,” the agency says.
The proposal to reduce vehicle emissions bets on eliminating nearly 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide by 2055. For electric vehicles, the EPA predicts that the new measures will have a direct impact on the market. In particular, they are expected to account for 67% of new passenger car sales and 46% of midsize car sales by 2032.
The United States wants to accelerate the introduction of electric vehicles
Meeting the new vehicle emission standards will require a lot of effort from car manufacturers. After all, the US government is now targeting a surge in electric vehicle sales over the next 9 years.
Note that in 2022, only 5.8% of cars sold in the USA were electric. It is estimated that to reach 67% of new passenger car sales by 2032, at least 60% of car production must be electric by 2030.
This will undoubtedly be a difficult scenario for the industry. In 2021, Joe Biden himself set a goal that by 2030, 50% of new cars produced by that time would be electric or plug-in hybrids. A proposal approved by the builders. Obviously, in Washington, they believe that such a position is no longer enough to fight against climate change and accelerate the transition to electric vehicles.
“By delivering the most ambitious pollution standards for cars and trucks, we are delivering on the Biden-Harris administration’s promise to protect people and the planet by delivering critical reductions in dangerous air and climate pollution and delivering significant economic benefits, such as reduced fuel and maintenance costs, for families, “- says Michael S. Regan, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
As we have already mentioned, the new proposal is not only intended to facilitate the transition to electric vehicles. Truck electrification projects are also very ambitious. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, by 2032 half of work vehicles, such as school buses and garbage trucks, could be converted to electric vehicles.
Unlike Europe, the United States has not yet banned the sale of cars with internal combustion engines. However, the White House is already discussing the possibility of introducing further emission reductions from 2035. It remains to be seen how the oil and auto sectors, the two strongest in North America, will react. .
See also: The sale of electric vehicles in Russia is growing.
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