(Jacob Bruns, Headline USA) President Joe Biden and his EPA administration plan to crack down on all gas-powered vehicles with a new executive branch proposal, placing the most stringent restrictions yet on gas car manufacturers, stopping just shy of an outright ban.
Though the proposal has not yet been published, they are slated to be unveiled next week and insiders suggested that the plan would be more stringent than any prior regulation, according to Bloomberg.
“The proposed standards on cars and light trucks, set to be announced Wednesday in Detroit, are expected to govern tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide, smog-forming nitrogen oxide and other pollution from vehicles manufactured for model years 2027 through 2032,” insiders told Bloomberg.
Major auto manufacturers in the United States have begged the federal government for more time to meet the pollution standards so that they are able to keep up. On the other hand, companies like Tesla have supported the more stringent measures, arguing that without drastic action, the earth cannot be saved.
The EPA and the Biden administration seem increasingly to be siding with Tesla. In March the White House released a statement suggesting that the administration has a “goal of having 50 percent of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030” through “President Biden’s leadership and historic investments.”
Dan Becker, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Safe Climate Transport Campaign, suggested that the pressure on the auto industry is necessary, or major manufacturers will not feel enough urgency to reform.
“There has to be continuous pressure for improvement” in order to stop the industry from reverting back into its old habits.
Democrat Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware also backed the EPA, saying that his state is “America’s tailpipe,” receiving massive air pollution from other states.
