EPA Faces Environmental, EV Sector Calls To Tighten Vehicle GHG Plan

August 25, 2021
Environmentalists and some industry groups are pressing EPA to tighten its proposed near-term vehicle greenhouse gas plan to spur more emissions cuts and possibly greater electric vehicle (EV) adoption than the agency’s preferred option, highlighting the pressure officials face to write ambitious standards. The groups’ appeals, raised at EPA’s Aug. 25-26 public hearing on its proposed update to model year 2023-2026 rules, come as outside observers and the agency itself cite the rules as just a first step toward stricter...


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