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May
11, 2023
BY IRINA
SLAV
American Petroleum Institute Claims The EPA Is Trying
To Ban ICE Vehicles\
- The American Petroleum Institute has
slammed the new emission rules proposed by the Environmental
Protection Agency.
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The new rules would require a 13% reduction in annual vehicle
emissions in the U.S. and a 56% cut in overall average fleet
emissions.
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The API believes the proposed rules amount to a ban on internal
combustion engines and will make the U.S. dependent on foreign
suppliers for EV materials.
The new emission rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency
would effectively mean a phase-out of internal combustion engine
vehicles.
That’s according to the American Petroleum Institute, which commented
on proposed emission rule changes by the EPA that would require a 13%
reduction in annual vehicle emissions in the United States for models
2027 to 2032. The proposed changes would also stipulate a 56% cut in
overall average fleet emissions in that period from 2026 levels.
"The stringency of the standards as proposed and illustrated by EPA,
are effectively a ban on internal combustion engines," API senior
policy advisor Bryan Just told Reuters.
The EPA disclosed the proposal in April and is currently conducting
public hearings on it.
According to the API’s Just, the changes, if approved as is, would
effectively put an end to internal combustion engine technology
improvement and hybrid technology while at the same time making the
U.S. heavily reliant on foreign suppliers of the battery materials
needed for EVs.
Unsurprisingly, Californian authorities, unlike the API, praised the
changes, which are in tune with the state’s ambitious plans to turn
itself into the first net-zero state in the country.
The chairwoman of California’s Air Resources Board praised the changes
but noted that "because conventional internal combustion technology
will be used for years to come, we encourage you to include mechanisms
to ensure that greenhouse gas emissions from those vehicles continue
to decline even if the share of ZEVs increases."
As Reuters noted in its report, California needs the agency’s approval
for its plan to phase out internal combustion engine cars by 2035.
The EPA acknowledges that stricter regulations would affect ICE car
sales, forecasting that as a result of those regulations—if
implemented—60% of new vehicles sold by 2030 will be electric, rising
to 67% by 2032.
By Irina Slav for Oilprice.com
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