A U.S. EPA rule would require car manufacturers to increase sales of electric vehicles while cutting carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles.
The nation's slow transition to electric vehicles got a boost Wednesday when the Biden administration announced it had finalized the strongest-ever pollution standards for cars and light trucks for model years 2027 through 2032. The Environmental Protection Agency rule would require car manufacturers to increase sales of electric vehicles while cutting carbon emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles.
The rules are also expected to reduce emissions of health-harming fine particulate matter from gas cars by more than 95%, a move that could improve air quality in cities like Los Angeles where homes are built near freeways. The EPA rule does not ban internal combustion engine vehicles. “With transportation as the largest source of U.S.
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