The Biden administration unveiled drastic climate regulations Wednesday designed to phase out gas cars and ensure the majority of passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in the U.S. by 2032 are electric or hybrid.
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Under its final rule, the EPA said the industry could meet the limits if 56 percent of new vehicle sales are electric by 2032, along with at least 13 percent for plug-in hybrids or other partially electric cars, as well as more efficient gasoline-powered cars that get more miles to the gallon. Biden tests the all-electric Ford F-150 lightning truck on a track last year. Electric vehicles have been a key part of his ambitious climate agenda since he entered office
'Let me be clear: Our final rule delivers the same, if not more, pollution reduction than we set out in our proposal,' EPA Administrator Michael Regan told reporters. 'At a time when millions of Americans are struggling with high costs and inflation, the Biden administration has finalized a regulation that will unequivocally eliminate most new gas cars and traditional hybrids from the U.S. market in less than a decade,' they said.