EPA Finalizes Landmark Rules to Accelerate Transition to Electric Vehicles and Slash Auto Emissions

The EPA finalized new rules to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles by ramping up EV sales and slashing emissions from gas-powered cars.

The rules were relaxed from the initial proposal, delaying the stricter EV requirements until after 2030 to give the market more time to catch up.

The rules aim to prevent 7.2 billion metric tons of emissions through 2055 and prevent 2,500 premature deaths from air pollution annually starting in 2055.

The United Auto Workers union initially opposed the fast transition to EVs but endorsed Biden after the EPA delayed the timeline to boost EV sales.

Fossil fuel groups and Republicans including Trump oppose the shift to EVs, but automakers and environmentalists support the standards to fight climate change.