The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced new emissions standards this week for light and medium-duty vehicles. The rule is expected to lead to 31 to 44% battery electric vehicle (BEV) sales in 2030 and 35 to 56% BEV sales in 2032.
Ben Prochazka, executive director of the Electrification Coalition — a non-partisan, non-profit organization that promotes policies and actions to facilitate the widespread adoption of plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) on a mass scale — issued the following statement:
“[This] action provides necessary regulatory certainty and is another opportunity to ensure we end our nation’s dependence on oil for transportation. We are seeing strong EV sales growth, with almost five million EVs sold in the US Transportation electrification is no longer a question of ‘if’ but a question of ‘when.’
“Because global oil markets are controlled by bad actors who do not share our democratic values, shifting away from oil and toward electricity makes the US stronger and safer.
“With this clarity, we have the opportunity to leverage important commitments from the automotive industry, action at the local, state, and federal levels, and powerful technology to accelerate EV adoption. By plugging into a diverse and domestic grid, we are driving electric, building electric, and powering electric, which will create good American jobs and help ensure the U.S. maintains its automotive leadership.
“We appreciate the Biden-Harris administration’s ongoing efforts to advance transportation electrification, including yesterday’s US Department of Energy announcement of an updated fuel economy formula for EVs and generational investments through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act.”
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