The Biden administration is backing off its proposed tailpipe emissions rules under pressure from industry and unions.
Joe Biden has been a staunch supporter of the EV revolution ever since he took office. His administration has proposedthat will make it almost impossible for automakers to meet unless a high percentage of the cars they make are battery-electric vehicles., the EPA wants to significantly decrease the amount of tailpipe emissions from new cars and light trucks starting with model year 2027.
What most consumers don’t know is that no matter how strict tailpipe emissions standards are, they are less strict for larger, heavier vehicles because of something called the “” a workaround the Obama administration agreed to in order to quell a potential revolt by the manufacturers when it proposed tougher emissions standards.
In public comments it filed regarding the proposed rule, the UAW pressed the Biden administration to relax the compliance timeline so that it “increases stringency more gradually, and occurs over a greater period of time.” Union leaders repeated that request in discussions with senior White House officials over the past six months. Biden administration officials said the union’s comments had “resonated” with them.
Postponing the sharp increase in electric vehicle sales until after 2030 would still eliminate roughly the same amount of tailpipe emissions as the original proposal by 2055, according to EPA models. But it would mean the nation would continue to pump auto emissions into the atmosphere in the short run. Scientists say every year counts in the government’s efforts to prevent the planet from tipping into more deadly and costly climate disasters. “You’ll have faster warming if U.S.
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