Morning Brief: Fate of EV incentives could be key for auto GHG rules

July 2, 2021
The fate of the Biden administration’s proposal for major electric vehicle (EV) purchase incentives and funding for charging equipment in pending infrastructure legislation could be central to unlocking broad ambition in EPA’s longer-term greenhouse gas standards for light-duty vehicles, analysts say. “If [Democrats] get a big infrastructure package that includes a lot of electrification investments, then they have the anchor of a program that pulls a lot of EVs into the U.S. market,” said David G. Victor, a public policy...


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