Fuel vehicle manufacturers ‘flip the table’! The US electric car transformation plan suffers a heavy blow.

Fuel car manufacturers 'turn the tables' as US electric vehicle transformation plan faces major setback.

【PhoneAuto News】According to reports, the plan for a major shift in the US automobile market over the next decade has suffered a severe blow. This is because today, the Republican-led House of Representatives has blocked the Biden administration’s push for car emissions regulations, which would require two-thirds of new cars to be electric by 2032.

In a vote of 221 to 197, including 5 Democrats and 216 Republicans, the White House issued a veto threat, stating that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would suffer “disastrous damage” to its ability to issue car regulations.

The EPA was attempting to push back the proposed standards from 2027 to 2032 to achieve a 56% reduction in emissions compared to the existing standards. The current standards are set to expire in 2026, at which point they would only result in a 13% reduction in emissions.

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Republicans do not believe that the global emission outlook and government efforts to reduce automotive pollution are the right approach. Instead, they believe that other technologies, including those for internal combustion engine vehicles, should also be considered.

One of the initiators of the legislation, Tim Walberg, stated, “While electric vehicles may play an important role in the future of the automotive industry, Washington should not overlook other technologies such as hydrogen, hybrid, and internal combustion engines.”

The EPA believes that the proposed rules would reduce over 9 billion tons of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere over the next 32 years, with the goal of achieving this by 2055.

Automakers have differing opinions on the proposed emission reduction provisions. The United Auto Workers (UAW), representing workers from General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis, urged the Biden administration to finalize less stringent emission guidelines. Toyota also stated that the requirements from the EPA are “extremely extreme” and exceed historical norms. Tesla, on the other hand, urged the Biden administration to adopt stricter heavy-duty emission limits.

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