A senior Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) official tasked with guiding the Biden administration’s emissions-control policy has said that in the United States, despite his own Environmental Protection Agency pushing for drastic regulations on internal combustion engine vehicles in the country. We were unable to approximate the average cost of electric vehicles (EVs) sold. The automotive market in the next decade.
Joseph Goffman, Assistant Chief of Staff for the Office of Atmospheric Radiation (OAR) confirmed:[did not] Know exactly how much you need to buy an average EV in the US Asked Remarks by Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado to the House Oversight Committee hearing Regarding the EPA’s proposed tailpipe emission regulations. The proposed regulation would severely limit emissions from the total number of vehicles sold by a given manufacturer each year, effectively forcing automakers to sell a higher percentage of EVs. Become. according to to the New York Times.
OAR is a subunit of EPA that “develops national programs, policies and regulations to control air pollution.” according to Go to the OAR website. The EPA estimates that 67% of all new small cars sold after model year 2032 could be electric due to proposed tailpipe emissions regulations. according to Go to EPA press release.
The average price of new EVs sold in the US in May 2023 was about $55,488, compared with about $48,528 for internal combustion engine vehicles. data Manufactured by Cox Automotive.Biden administration publicly said The goal is for 50% of all US car sales to be EVs by 2030. According to The New York Times, only 5.8% of new car sales in the US in 2022 were all-electric. (Related: China dominates EV market as Biden pushes to phase out internal combustion engines)
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An internal combustion engine emits 8,887 grams of carbon dioxide per gallon of fuel, while an EV emits no carbon dioxide while driving. according to Go to the EPA website. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent of the “greenhouse gases” that trap heat in the atmosphere. according to Go to the EPA website.
However, EV charging stations are much more difficult to come by than regular gas stations, and it can take a long time for batteries to reach full charge. according to to auto week. The manufacturing process for EVs is more carbon intensive than gasoline vehicles. according to to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The Biden administration allocated $7.5 billion for EV charging stations, $10 billion for green transportation, and more than $7 billion for EV battery components in the bipartisan infrastructure bill alone. Pushing EV spending is a pillar of the administration’s larger climate and infrastructure agenda. As the 2019 presidential candidate, Biden has personally promised that his administration will “guarantee” that:end fossil fuels“
Goffman has come under fire in recent months for alleged ethical violations related to reports that he favored Harvard University in his government duties.
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