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EPA's New Rule Mandates Big Emissions Cuts, but Doesn't Eliminate Gas Cars
21 Mar 2024 | Abstracted from The Drive
"...the rule 'applies to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles for model years 2027 through 2032 and beyond.' That essentially covers all the common models we all buy and drive.
"If the proposed regulations are allowed to bear out in the market, average passenger car green house gases will decrease from 139 grams of CO2 per mile in 2027 to just 73 over a matter of six years...rules comes down to what you're more nterested in: Trying to keep cars cheaper, or trying to make the air cleaner."
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