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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Dani Anguiano and agencies

Biden team proposes strict vehicle pollution limits to boost EV sales

Biden at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in September.
Biden at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in September. Photograph: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

The Biden administration on Wednesday proposed strict new automobile pollution limits that would require that all-electric vehicles account for as many as two of every three new vehicles sold in the US by 2032 in a plan that would transform the US auto industry.

Under the proposed regulation, released by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), greenhouse gas emissions for the 2027 through 2032 model years for passenger vehicles would be limited to even stricter levels than the auto industry agreed to in 2021.

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