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EPA gives thumbs up to California’s new gas-powered car sale ban

EPA gives thumbs up to California’s new gas-powered car sale ban

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved California’s plan to phase out and ban the sale of new gas-powered cars and light trucks by 2035. reported the EPA gave California the waivers it needed to enact the devised and approved by the California Air Resources Board in 2022.The EPA also approved California’s plan to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles in order to reduce the amount of smog in the air. The state will require an initial 75 percent reduction in NOx pollution followed by a 90 percent reduction a few years later.The ACC II provides a year-to-year…
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Trump reportedly plans to reverse Biden’s EV policies

Trump reportedly plans to reverse Biden’s EV policies

In perhaps the least surprising news of the past six weeks, President-elect Donald Trump reportedly plans to roll back President Biden’s electric vehicle and emissions policies. Reuters reports that the incoming president’s transition team has recommended cutting off support for EVs and charging stations while boosting measures to block cars, components and battery materials from China.The transition team’s other reported plans include new tariffs on all battery materials globally, boosting US production of battery materials and negotiations with allies for exemptions. They’re also said to plan on taking money allocated for building charging stations and making EVs more affordable and…
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