Final EPA Vehicle Rules Spark Debate Over EV Implications, Durability

EPA’s completion of a pair of major rules limiting greenhouse gases and other emissions from vehicles is sparking debate about the extent to which the rules will prod sales of electric vehicles (EVs), even as EPA and its allies prepare to defend the measures against lawsuits from the liquid fuels sector and Republican officials. Some experts are highlighting the car rule’s legal durability against a likely “major questions” challenge. As part of that defense, EPA is flagging multiple compliance pathways...