{"id":2209030,"date":"2024-03-29T09:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T13:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-finalizes-rule-to-cut-emissions-from-freight-trucks-and-buses-and-boost-evs\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T10:01:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T14:01:31","slug":"epa-finalizes-rule-to-cut-emissions-from-freight-trucks-and-buses-and-boost-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/epa-finalizes-rule-to-cut-emissions-from-freight-trucks-and-buses-and-boost-evs\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA&#8217;s new rule aims to reduce emissions from trucks and buses while promoting electric vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fepa-finalizes-rule-to-cut-emissions-from-freight-trucks-and-buses-and-boost-evs%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=2209030&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--><p>The Environmental \u200cProtection Agency (EPA) has finalized a regulation to reduce emissions from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jennifer-granholm-under-fire-for-promoting-proterra-an-electric-vehicle-company-she-served-on-the-board-of-and-held-stock-in\/\" title=\"Jennifer Granholm Under Fire for Promoting Proterra, an Electric Vehicle Company She Served on the Board of and Held Stock in\">heavy-duty vehicles<\/a>, aligning with the\u200c Biden administration&#8217;s drive\u2062 to\u200d promote\u2062 electric vehicles and combat global warming. The rule will establish stricter tailpipe standards for vehicles produced between 2027 and \u20632032, aiming to lower <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">greenhouse gas emissions<\/a> significantly and provide substantial benefits to public health \u2064and truck operators.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/epa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Environmental Protection Agency\u00a0<\/a>finalized a regulation on Friday curbing emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, part of overall tailpipe rules the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden administration<\/a>\u00a0is touting as its most aggressive effort yet to boost\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/electric-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">electric vehicles<\/a>\u00a0while combating emissions that contribute to global warming.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The finalized rule would enact stronger tailpipe emission standards for vehicles, such as freight trucks and buses, that are created between 2027 and 2032. However, the regulation differs from its initial proposal in that it would provide flexibility for manufacturers to meet the standards in the early years of the program, as vehicle technologies and charging infrastructure develop. The regulation has been paired with another tailpipe emissions standard regulating light-duty vehicles, such as passenger cars, that was finalized last week.<\/p>\n<p>The transportation sector is the largest source of greenhouse gases, contributing 28% of the United States\u2019s total emissions. Heavy-duty vehicles, specifically, account for 23% of the sector, the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-russia-and-china-know-they-are-invited\/\" title=\"Biden: Russia and China know they are invited\">largest greenhouse gas emitter<\/a>, right behind light-duty vehicles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn finalizing these emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles like trucks and buses, EPA is significantly cutting pollution from the hardest-working vehicles on the road,\u201d EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a written statement. \u201cBuilding on our recently finalized rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles, EPA\u2019s strong and durable vehicle standards respond to the urgency of the climate crisis by making deep cuts in emissions from the transportation sector.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to modeling from the EPA, the standards are expected to avoid 1 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of the emissions from more than 13 million tanker trucks\u2019 worth of gasoline. The new rule is also expected to provide $13 billion in annualized net benefits relating to public health, climate, and savings for truck owners and operators, according to the EPA.<\/p>\n<p>However, these estimates run lower than the projected benefits estimated in the EPA\u2019s initial proposal, which predicted the standards would reduce vehicle emissions by 1.8 billion metric tons from 2027 to 2055, with estimated net benefits ranging between $180 billion and $320 billion. Officials on a press call with reporters said the agency recalculated the baseline of emissions reductions to account for a separate California program meant to reduce tailpipe emissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The EPA is also touting the new standards as being \u201ctechnology neutral\u201d and performance-based, stating that the rule allows for manufacturers to choose technologies based on what is best suited for operators and consumers. The available technology includes advanced internal combustion engine vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, battery electric vehicles, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-awarded-1-2-billion-for-hydrogen-fuel-development\/\" title=\"California receives .2 billion for hydrogen fuel development.\">hydrogen fuel cell vehicles<\/a>. The new standards are expected to apply to heavy-duty vocational vehicles, such as delivery trucks and buses, along with tractors.<\/p>\n<p>The agency also<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2929558\/biden-administration-scales-back-electric-vehicle-targets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> finalized regulations last week<\/a> that would impose auto tailpipe emission requirements through 2029 for light- and medium-duty vehicles such as passenger cars, beginning in 2027. The two proposals are the final pieces of the agency\u2019s \u201cClean Trucks Plan\u201d and complement other regulations tamping down on transportation sector emissions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Energy and transportation trade group SAFE praised the finalized rule, stating that the regulation would \u201cunderpin a massive shift away from oil dependence for America\u2019s transportation system\u201d \u2014 arguing that the U.S. would need to diversify from relying on oil abroad due to geopolitical conflicts that have increased prices, such as the Russia-Ukraine war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe applaud these rules in the context of our continued vulnerability to oil price volatility and its impact on our strategic interests,\u201d Gen. Charles F. Wald, a member of SAFE\u2019s Energy Security Leadership Council and former deputy commander of U.S. European Command, said in a written statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the Biden administration has been facing pushback from automakers on their EV targets, with many arguing that the administration\u2019s sales targets are impossible to reach in the intended time frame and would increase prices for consumers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven the wide range of operations required of our industry to keep the economy running, a successful emission regulation must be technology neutral and cannot be one-size-fits-all,\u201d American Trucking Association President and CEO Chris Spear said in a statement. \u201cAny regulation that fails to account for the operational realities of trucking will set the industry and America\u2019s supply chain up for failure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Republicans in Congress are expected to introduce a disapproval resolution that would overturn Friday\u2019s proposed regulation and have already <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-energy\/2929906\/daily-on-energy-senate-gop-immediately-moves-on-cra-to-undo-biden-auto-emissions-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>introduced one to challenge<\/a> the light-duty vehicle regulation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Environmental Protection Agency recently approved a regulation targeting emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, aligning with the Biden administration&#8217;s push for stricter tailpipe rules to promote electric vehicles and combat climate change. The new standard will enhance emission requirements for vehicles like freight trucks and buses, contributing to a cleaner environment and reduced carbon footprint<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2668,"featured_media":2209031,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP20206666902173-1024x598.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2209030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP20206666902173-1024x598.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209030","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\/2668"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2209030"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2209030\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2209031"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2209030"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2209030"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2209030"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}