The Biden administration's push for electric vehicles is a hot election issue.
Employees work on the R1S model electric vehicles on the pilot production line at Rivian's headquarters in Irvine, Calif., July 5, 2023.Amid a contentious election year debate over the future of U.S. auto manufacturing, the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced new"With transportation as the largest source of U.S.
Senior administration officials emphasized that manufacturers will have multiple pathways to compliance using a combination of battery electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids, strong hybrids and improved internal combustion engines. Wednesday's announcement is not the most ambitious version of these standards proposed by the EPA in April 2023, but allows for a slower ramp up to compliance for auto manufacturers.
The announcement of new standards also comes just days after former President Donald Trump criticized Biden's handling of the transition to electric vehicles at a campaign event for Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno.
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