The Biden administration is giving carmakers an extra three years to meet aggressive emissions targets, bowing to pressure from manufacturers, auto workers and the oil industry in a move that could slow the adoption of electric vehicles.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday released a final rule regulating emissions from cars and light trucks that will demand the steepest cuts to vehicle emissions starting in 2030, not from 2027 as first proposed last year.
Transport is the largest source of US carbon dioxide emissions. The EPA had called the rule “the most ambitious pollution standards ever for cars and trucks” when the proposal was floated, boosting the US’s chance of achieving pledges under the Paris climate agreement.
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