An adjustment to federal pollution limits will require a greater share of low-carbon vehicles, but the rule also gives automakers some flexibility in deploying electric and hybrid cars.
A new federal rule is “expected to drive a significant shift from gas-powered to electric vehicle (EV) sales,” according to a report by Rachel Frazin in The Hill.
While not explicitly mandating any particular fuel types, the rule tightens pollution standards, making them hard to achieve without a significant shift toward electric or other low-carbon vehicles. “Chris Harto, a senior policy analyst for transportation and energy at Consumer Reports, noted that since the rule is not a mandate, automakers will have at least some wiggle room to find the mix of technologies that best matches up with consumer demand.”
The rule could lead to a greater adoption of hybrid vehicles over all-electric cars. John Bozzella, president and CEO of Alliance for Automotive Innovation, an auto industry group, said in a press release, “These adjusted EV targets — still a stretch goal — should give the market and supply chains a chance to catch up. It buys some time for more public charging to come online, and the industrial incentives and policies of the Inflation Reduction Act to do their thing.”
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