Back in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a series of new emissions standards for internal-combustion vehicles set for production between the 2027 and 2032 model years. The standards, which apply to both light- and medium-duty vehicles, are some of the strictest yet, and are intended to accelerate the adoption of all-electric vehicles. Now, a Washington D.C.-based lobby group has released several proposed rule changes for the EPA emissions figures.
The proposed rule changes were published by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, the membership of which includes OEMs, suppliers, automotive tech companies, startups, and other auto-related associations. GM is counted among the membership.
The proposed EPA standards changes were released in a memo from Alliance for Automotive Innovation CEO and President John Bozzella. In the memo, Bozzella outlines five key changes and additions to the original EPA standards, the first of which is the inclusion of hybrid and fuel cell EVs as part of the EPA’s stipulation that 37 percent of new light-duty cars and trucks be battery-powered by 2027. The memo also suggests that more-stringent emissions guidelines will stifle electric vehicle innovation, as it will require further ICE technology investment in order to meet the stricter guidelines, thus potentially siphoning funds away from EV technology development.
The memo goes on to outline how government oversight can be streamlined in order reduce costs on consumers, workers, and manufacturers.
“A vehicle tailpipe is regulated by three federal agencies and four sets of regulations,” Bozzella writes in the memo. “One vehicle overseen by competing, overlapping (sometimes conflicting) rules that aren’t coordinated. It’s expensive and complex and frankly why the country and automakers need a single national standard to reduce carbon in transportation through a streamlined regulatory structure.”
The memo also mentions the need for syncing national standards with state standards, singling out the California Air Resources Board (CARB), which sets its own set of regulations.
Finally, the memo states that the EPA should develop a roadmap and “methodically track” data related to the policies and conditions “outside the vehicle” required for a successful EV transition, namely residential and public charging, critical mineral availability, and grid capacity.
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The current targets and intent of those targets is forcing people into a market that isn’t ready for the mainstream in a landscape as big as North America. These 3 countries are big driving countries, with big vehicles and toys pulled behind them. I like electric vehicles as a secondary car, not a second car that you have with your spouse, but a secondary car that is a luxury not a necessity. Yes there are compact sedan EV drivers that can make an EV work for them, but look at the vehicles on the road, majority of vehicles people drive aren’t going to be simply swapped by EVs without MEGA lifestyle changes. The battery technology just isnt there yet, and it still won’t be by the id ’30s… remember price too, sure we may have solid state rolled out, but at what price premium and on how many legitimate model offerings.
It silly to try and force the general public into something that truly will not work for them. This isn’t like regulating seat belts or e-cigs.
It amazes me that clueless politicians know more about the auto industry that the people running it. This proposal has virtue signaling all over it. However, gm and Ford are to blame as well. What did they expect when they have their heads so far up Biden’s backside? Sleep with dogs you’re gonna get fleas!
Here is a dose of reality.
These politicians are not clueless. They are being directed by Lobbyist and outside people who fund their elections and such. They know damn well what they are doing. Gore did not get rich by being Senator only.
Second the automakers have kissed up to both sides as they can’t afford to pick and choose. They have to deal with who ever gets elected to best to be on talking terms with whom ever it is. They can make things even worse for you.
Finally there is a global element to all this. There is a real push for no boarders and more of a global governing body. These people are pushing this agenda. To make it happen they will have to make the strong countries weak or at a disadvantage. They are accepting environmental rules from other countries and letting them be forced on us. They will do nothing to enhance our economic growth or power.
Finally there is nothing wrong with EV. But it should earn its place in the market and not be forces on us. We are seeing a number of things being forced on us.
Just pick up the latest Readers Digest where they have a story wanting us to make cities more pedestrian friendly by making them more unfriendly to cars? Sorry we are not Europe with many alternatives and cities that are close.
They want narrower lanes, more round about, more bike lanes. Everything and anything to make it more difficult to drive in cities.
London’s wacky mayor wants to expand the daily charge 12 pound charge to drive in the city to a wider range unless you are electric.
Finally Green energy funding is being ripped off right in front of us. How many companies have gotten government funding and gone belly up. These people fleece the money out and run. Lordstown motors is the most recent. it was a joke from the start as it was just a converted Chevy truck for the most part.
This is not a GM or Ford problem. This is a problem for all of us and few are able to push back as they hold more power over all of us.
I DON’T WANT AN EV!!!!!!
The current administration is using EPA CAFE mandates to manipulate the vehicle manufacturers and market to their own preferences rather than allowing the free will of consumers. It is unAmerican and should be struck down.
Vote Republican!
This whole deal is going to get tossed back at them. We have activist in the EPA now that are running things the way they want them not how laws or reality dictates.
These people were put in place during the Obama admin and when he left they keep their jobs.
Activist are being placed in many government agencies and this is why the FBI, CIA, EPA and others are corrupt.
I am not sure even an election win on the right will undo the damage already done.
These things need to be upfront and addressed during the election. These are issues most average people are clueless about and they need to be confronted up front.
A lot of these losers were appointed by Commie Joe. So much for him being the “Classic Moderate” and “The Great Uniter”. I hope voters are not naive enough to forget the lies he spewed during his basement campaign.
The EPA needs to be abolished. All they have accomplished is higher costs to the taxpayers and virtually nothing to the environment. If you really want to know what’s going on do some research on your own and stop listening to burocrats and PHD’s who think they know it all.
They can be ok if they were run like a business.
But they are being run like an a hostile activist organization. This makes them more a terror group and socialist organization.
They don’t know the meaning of working with vs being a hit organization for the. Corrupt left.
No business would survive if they had conflicting rules and procedures, but apparently it is OK for this inept administration. Unfortunately, these proposed rules- with little or no benefit to the environment- will cost consumers billions of dollars and cost people their jobs while at the same time strengthening the economies of India and China.
The truth is about any government agency could never work as a private business as they are run now.
There is no fiscal responsibility what so ever. My wife works for the county and they would never last a year in the private sector.
But in the case of the EPA they need to think and work to help the for profit business so they can better the exchange between the real world and government.