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DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s most ambitious plan ever to slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles faces skepticism both about how realistic it is and whether it goes far enough. The Environmental Protection Agency in April announced new strict emissions limits that the agency says are vital to slowing climate change as […]
The Environmental Protection Agency has an ambitious new plan to cut planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions produced by passenger vehicles. But critics question both how realistic the plan is and whether it goes far enough.
The EPA says the industry could meet the limits if 67% of new-vehicle sales are electric by 2032.
Even if the industry boosts EV sales to the level the EPA recommends, any reduction in pollution could prove more modest than the agency expects.
The EPA says the industry could meet the limits if 67% of new-vehicle sales are electric by 2032, a pace the auto industry calls unrealistic. However, the new