Donald Trump plans to reverse California's ban on new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, criticizing the Biden administration's vehicle policies and looking to prioritize national defense funding.
US President-elect Donald Trump is expected to overturn California’s ban on new petrol and diesel light vehicles from showrooms by 2035, just months after the proposal was approved. In August 2022, California proposed the ban on internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in a bid to reduce carbon emissions, with transportation responsible for approximately 50 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions and 80 per cent of air pollutants in the state.
While plug-in hybrids (PHEVs) are exempt from the ban they must be capable of 80km of real-world electric-only driving, and comprise no more than 20 per cent of a brand’s total sales. The rest of the vehicles must be electric vehicles (EVs). The proposal was finally signed off by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week, and the framework will be adopted by 11 other states including New York. However, it may be short-lived, as Mr Trump has claimed he will revoke any approvals granted by the EPA to California, having been critical of the outgoing Biden Administration’s vehicle policies. This includes axing the federal tax credit for EVs, worth up to US$7500 (A$11,625), and cutting off support for charging stations, instead sending the funds to the “national defense supply chain and critical infrastructure”. Mr Trump is also reportedly planning to wind back the EPA’s emissions and fuel economy standards to 2019 levels, undoing the recent work of the government department. The EPA has a target for EVs to account for between 35 to 56 per cent of sales on the new vehicle market by 2032, however this is not an enforcement or mandate, rather an outline of what carmakers will need to do to meet wider emissions regulations across their fleets. This target was previously as high as 67 per cent before being walked back in April this year, following cooling demand for EVs
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