The proposed regulation would set greenhouse gas emissions limits for 2027 through 2032 model years for passenger vehicles that would be even stricter than the goals the auto industry agreed to in 2021.
The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and environmental officials briefed on the plan.
Environmental groups are applauding the ambitious numbers, which were first reported over the weekend by. But the plan is likely to get strong pushback from the auto industry, which already pledged in August 2021 to make EVs half of U.S. new car sales by 2030 as it moves toward a history-making transition away from internal combustion engines.
With electric vehicles accounting for just 7.2% of U.S. vehicle sales in the first quarter of this year, the industry has a long way to go to even approach the administration's targets. But the percentage of EV sales is growing. Last year it was 5.8% of new vehicles sales. The auto industry likely will need to sell a lot more EVs to meet the requirements. It's already pushed up the mileage of gasoline vehicles with more efficient engines and transmissions, reducing weight and other measures. Many in the industry say they'd rather spend investment dollars developing new EVs that are likely to dominate the industry in coming years.
Transportation is the single largest source of carbon emissions in the U.S., but it is followed closely by electricity generation.
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