President Biden's proposed plans are expected to stop short of an electric-vehicle mandate or ban on gas-powered models.
The Biden administration is on track to propose the toughest-ever U.S. curbs on car pollution, while stopping short of anThe proposed standards on cars and light trucks, set to be announced Wednesday in Detroit, are expected to govern tailpipe, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and other pollution from vehicles manufactured for model years 2027 through 2032. The plan was described by people briefed on elements of the proposal who asked not to be named because it isn’t yet public.
Major U.S. automakers have pleaded for requirements extending just a few years, while EV manufacturers such as Tesla insist the administration should take advantage of new federal-government investments in charging and battery production toThe plan is part of a multipronged Biden administration strategy to clamp down on planet-warming pollution from transportation and electricity, taking advantage of hundreds of billions of dollars of clean energy incentives under the Inflation Reduction Act.
Limits on car pollution are key to helping the U.S. meet its Paris Agreement commitment to slash greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50% from 2005 levels by the end of the decade and fulfilling President Biden’s
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