{"id":1914285,"date":"2023-04-13T12:41:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epas-new-vehicle-emissions-standards-spark-backlash-from-auto-industry-republicans\/"},"modified":"2023-04-13T12:50:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T16:50:02","slug":"biden-epas-new-vehicle-emissions-standards-spark-backlash-from-auto-industry-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-epas-new-vehicle-emissions-standards-spark-backlash-from-auto-industry-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden EPA\u2019s New Vehicle Emissions Standards Spark Backlash From Auto Industry, Republicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-epas-new-vehicle-emissions-standards-spark-backlash-from-auto-industry-republicans%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1914285&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0412\/7ed3af0d-b2a2-48d7-902a-c822438c792e\/audio.mp3?length=4001805&#038;duration=333\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed new emissions standards for cars and trucks, which has caused concern among auto industry leaders and politicians alike.<\/p>\n<p>John Bozzella, President and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation trade organization, wrote in an April 12 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.globalautomakers.org\/posts\/blog\/how-to-think-about-epas-new-greenhouse-gas-rules\">blog post<\/a> that the EPA\u2019s plan sets \u201cautomotive electrification goals in the next few years that are\u2026very high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The new standards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-admin-unveils-rule-to-force-67-percent-of-cars-sold-to-be-electric-by-2032_5189758.html\">would<\/a> create tighter restrictions on new vehicle emissions, effectively forcing automakers to increase sales of electric vehicles (EVs).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4694541\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2022\/08\/28\/GettyImages-1313492385-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, on April 20, 2021. (Chip Somodevilla\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>The EPA predicts that, under the new standards, two-thirds of all new light-duty vehicles sold in the US by 2032 will be electric, along with 46% of new medium-duty vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Despite increased percentages of EVs sold, which comprised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coxautoinc.com\/market-insights\/in-a-down-market-ev-sales-soar-to-new-record\/\">just under 6% of new vehicle sales in 2022<\/a>, there are concerns that the current availability of public EV chargers is insufficient.<\/p>\n<p>The EPA estimates that its new standards would lower carbon dioxide emissions by 10 billion tons.<\/p>\n<p>During an April 12 press conference, EPA Administrator Michael Regan touted the proposed standards as the \u201cstrongest ever,\u201d while Bozzella claimed, in his own blog post, that the auto industry is \u201cfully committed to an electric and low-carbon transportation future.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Insufficient Charging Points<\/h2>\n<p>Less than a fortnight ago, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us-electric-vehicle-tax-credits-get-tougher-to-navigate_5164954.html\">guidance<\/a> on EV tax credits that could deter consumers from adopting EVs.<\/p>\n<p>Bozzella argued that the guidance would reduce the number of electric vehicles qualifying for tax credits and disincentivize their adoption, despite other measures designed to encourage buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Bozzella also expressed concern that the current number of public, non-proprietary EV chargers in the US is insufficient, claiming that widespread adoption of EV technology would require significant industrial and behavioral changes.<\/p>\n<p>Groups beyond the auto industry have also voiced concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Will Hild, Executive Director of Consumers\u2019 Research, warned that these standards align with \u201cESG extremists like Larry Fink\u201d and his efforts to manipulate US pensions and retirement capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American people won\u2019t stand for it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<h2>Republican Pushback<\/h2>\n<p>Republican lawmakers responded critically to the EPA\u2019s announcement, which came soon after new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-epa-tightens-screws-on-coal-plants_5178026.html\">coal plant standards<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/biden-vetoes-joint-resolution-against-his-water-rule_5177730.html\">Biden vetoes<\/a> supporting the administration&#8217;s environmental agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Environmental Protection Agency will make cars unaffordable by following California\u2019s lead towards a complete ban on gas-powered vehicles,\u201d said Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Republican chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5155879\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/03\/28\/id5155879-GettyImages-1383109251-1200x800.jpg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a> U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) speaks at a House Republican news conference on energy policy at the U.S. Capitol on March 08, 2022, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n<p>The state of California expects to outlaw gas-powered vehicle sales by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. John Barrasso, the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, called Biden\u2019s policies \u201cmisguided\u201d and accused them of \u201churting American families while helping China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, ranking member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, warned of potential issues arising from supply chain challenges and the need to source materials for EVs from countries such as China.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Rep. Bruce Westerman, Republican Chair of the House Committee on Na, claimed that EVs should be part of the solution, not the entire solution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s proposed emissions standards for automobiles and trucks are raising eyebrows in the auto industry and Washington alike. \u201cEPA\u2019s proposed emissions plan is aggressive by any measure. By that I mean it sets automotive electrification goals in the next few years that are \u2026 very high,\u201d John Bozzella, president and CEO of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":152,"featured_media":1914286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[9992,4265,3620,5613,24250,6984,3756,20405,14565,5343],"class_list":["post-1914285","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times","tag-auto","tag-backlash","tag-biden","tag-emissions","tag-epas","tag-industry","tag-republicans","tag-spark","tag-standards","tag-vehicle"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914285","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/152"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1914285"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1914285\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1914286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1914285"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1914285"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1914285"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}