Twenty-two states urged a U.S. appeals court to uphold new federal rules to reduce vehicle emissions by 28.3% through 2026, after other states and industry participants challenged the planned changes.
, led by the state of California, urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the Environmental Protection Agency's new rules, which take effect in September. The rules reverse former President Donald Trump's rollback of car pollution cuts and aim to speed a U.S. shift to more electric vehicles .
Some ethanol producers said last week the new EPA rules "effectively mandate the production and sale of electric cars rather than cars powered by internal combustion engines." The California Air Resources Board said Tuesday it plans to significantly increase EV requirements by 2030 as the state moves to phase out the sale of gasoline-powered light duty vehicles by 2035.
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