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Alan Jenn, Associate Professional Researcher in Transportation, University of California, Davis

Boosting EV market share to 67% of US car sales is a huge leap – but automakers can meet EPA's tough new standards

President Joe Biden speaks with Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman William Clay Ford Jr. beside an electric Mustang. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

One big question keeps surfacing after the Biden administration announced plans to raise auto standards so sharply they would likely boost electric vehicle production to 67% of all new passenger vehicle sales in under a decade: Can automakers pull that off?

The proposal would require a huge change in production and consumer choice. To put it in perspective, in 2022 about 6% of U.S. passenger vehicle sales were all-electric.

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