Biden's Bold Move to Boost Electric Car Sales and Cut Emissions

The Biden administration has announced the most ambitious auto pollution rules in history, with the aim of accelerating automakers’ shift to electric vehicles. The standards could result in battery-powered cars and trucks making up two-thirds of new light-vehicle sales by 2032, while reducing oil imports, saving motorists thousands of dollars in fuel and maintenance costs, lessening air pollution deaths, and cutting the greenhouse gas pollution that’s warming the planet. However, the move could risk a backlash from unwilling consumers, complicate questions about China’s dominance of electric vehicle supplies, and escalate the administration’s legal fight with the oil industry and GOP governors who oppose his efforts to phase out internal combustion engines.