{"id":13558,"date":"2023-10-03T15:31:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pluginamerica.org\/?p=13558"},"modified":"2023-10-03T16:02:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T20:02:45","slug":"setting-new-standards-for-clean-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pluginamerica.org\/setting-new-standards-for-clean-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Setting New Standards for Clean Cars"},"content":{"rendered":"

A normal vehicle releases several tons of pollutants each year, which depends on the vehicle\u2019s fuel, fuel economy, and how far it is driven annually. Improving vehicle technology and electric vehicles saves consumers money through reduced maintenance and fuel costs and improves air quality and public health. To continue unlocking these benefits for communities by advancing vehicle technology, the U.S. federal government has worked on two programs in particular: <\/span>EPA\u2019s Light Duty Vehicle Emissions (LDV) Standards<\/b> and <\/span>NHTSA\u2019s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So what are these rules, and how will they benefit people across the country?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) <\/span>regulates the emission of air pollutants from vehicles<\/b>, while the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) <\/span>sets fuel economy standards for vehicles<\/b>. Though the standards are intended to complement one another, they have distinct goals and structures. See our table below for a side-by-side comparison.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Clean cars can improve air quality and public health\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n

Transportation is the largest source of carbon pollution in the U.S. and a major source of toxic pollutants that dirty our air and harm human health and our climate. Currently, <\/span>more than 1 in 3 Americans<\/span><\/a> live in places with unhealthy levels of air pollution. These combined rules will help drive significant air quality and public health improvements through key solutions like the widespread adoption of electric vehicles\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

EPA\u2019s proposed standards follow and augment EPA\u2019s previous federal emissions standards for passenger vehicles for model years 2023 through 2026. Public opinion is in favor of this strategy; <\/span>voters support the new EPA rules limiting vehicle pollution<\/span><\/a> for both heavy-duty (68% support) and light- and medium-duty vehicles (64% support). According to the <\/span>EPA<\/span><\/a>, the standards as proposed would:<\/span><\/p>\n