GM and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) just announced the latest joint recommended principles regarding EPA emissions standards for the 2027 model year and beyond. The new recommendations cover several different aspects of vehicle technology and regulation, including emissions reduction figures, timelines, and social impact.
“General Motors has the ultimate goal of eliminating tailpipe emissions from new light duty vehicles by 2035,” said GM Chair and CEO, Mary Barra. “As new standards are being developed, we are pleased to join the Environmental Defense Fund to provide recommendations that support accelerated adoption of electric vehicles to put us on the path toward that goal.”
The recommendations include emission reduction standards that lock in zero-emission vehicles as comprising at least 50 percent of new vehicles sold by 2030, also encompassing class 2b and class 3 vehicles. The recommendations detail that light-duty vehicle standards should move towards a fleet-wide reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 60 percent by the 2030 model year, as compared to the 2021 model year.
GM and EDF also urge the EPA to propose standards this year with finalization in 2023 in order to “provide a stable investment signal and regulatory certainty for manufacturers.” The standards should also be multi-pollutant in nature, including nitrogen oxides and particles, incorporating a voluntary innovation opt-in compliance path for rapid deployment of zero-emissions technologies.
On the issue of equity, GM and EDF recommend that EPA standards are designed to ensure that the benefits of pollution reduction support underserved and socially vulnerable communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change. GM and EDF are also committing to collaboration on manufacturing, consumer, infrastructure, equity, and worker training investments, with complementary public and equitable investments. Further coordination under President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks between the EPA and DOT is recommended to accelerate new vehicle manufacturing and innovation, strengthening the domestic supply chain, and create new jobs.
As covered in the past, GM previously committed to launch 30 new EV models globally by 2025, with billions of dollars poured into new EV research and production efforts.
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“General Motors has the ultimate goal of eliminating tailpipe emissions from new light duty vehicles by 2035,” said GM Chair and CEO, Mary Barra.
I read that and knew immediately this recommendation is a big shift in where the emissions come from. Mary is good with the emissions not coming from her vehicles, but okay with emissions coming from power plants, large earth moving equipment, ships, trains, and ….. kids.
They continue to dream our entire economy is based on the price of energy it takes energy of all different kinds to produce everything around us these morons don’t seem to understand shingles on your home are made from petroleum roads are made from petroleum 25% of our petroleum is used to make Plastics alone I don’t understand where these people are coming from except their control freaks but it also they’re going to make a lot of money investing in these things but it’s going to cost the public an awful lot of grief and money good luck America you’re going to need it
Wow. GM gets worse with every announcement.
GM and EDF: Article is like reading a political campaign add. With all the latest inductrination BS wording. Oh, and don’t forget the latest China news…
“On the issue of equity, GM and EDF recommend that EPA standards are designed to ensure that the benefits of pollution reduction support underserved and socially vulnerable communities that are disproportionately affected by climate change. GM and EDF are also committing to collaboration on manufacturing, consumer, infrastructure, equity, and worker training investments, with complementary public and equitable investments”…
Matter of survival of the companies. You can shift if you can shift the emissions on someone else so be it.
The Emission number that are coming are not going to be the kind you want no matter what. Engines will have to get smaller.
It’s called stacking the deck in your favor- been done for years. However this is also shooting yourself in the foot when the very good chance the market will reject zero emissions vehicles will occurs. You cannot force on the public products they do not want- at least in a free market economy.
Nothing like hitching your wagon to radical left wing groups and a president that is failing. Who’s Barra going to court next? ANTIFA?
Mary seems to be snuggled in Joe’s pocket.
Something I want to add to my other comment is the fact that no one seems to bring up that there will be malicious people walking around unplugging Vehicles just to be doing it to be mean and additionally people will drive up unplug your vehicle and plug theirs in okay you’re at the office all day they say so how’s this going to be stopped they can’t do that at a gas station when you’re putting gas in your car absolutely unbelievably stupid I just get more amazed additionally we do not have the technology or the infrastructure anytime soon to pull that all off what a joke a bad joke and a week or United States what about emergencies like hurricanes or earthquakes with the infrastructure is down and you can’t charge your cars what are people thinking
Not to mention the vandalism and theft that will take place with isolated charging stations.
Bottom Line: GM collaborating with government to force consumers to purchase vehicles the vast majority do not want: uncompetitive over-priced EVs.