The Biden administration introduced an aggressive new EPA regulation focused on vehicle emissions.
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.
“In 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,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan said in a written statement. “Building on our recently finalized rule for light- and medium-duty vehicles, EPA’s strong and durable vehicle standards respond to the urgency of the climate crisis by making deep cuts in emissions from the transportation sector.
However, these estimates run lower than the projected benefits estimated in the EPA’s 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.
Energy and transportation trade group SAFE praised the finalized rule, stating that the regulation would “underpin a massive shift away from oil dependence for America’s transportation system” — 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. “We applaud these rules in the context of our continued vulnerability to oil price volatility and its impact on our strategic interests,” Gen.
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