Debate on end of term not ready to finish. In Europe, the topic recently resurfaced after the final vote of the 27 member states, which finally took the measure. Get out internal combustion engines, the same hybrids Or plug-in hybrids. However, an exception was made at the request of our German neighbors. This is about service synthetic fuel, which may still be allowed until 2035.
These measures, which have long been discussed in the Old Continent, have visibly inspired other countries of the world. And especially the USA.
The United States wants to reduce the share of heat
America has always been very partial to internal combustion engines. With more affordable fuel, particularly thanks to domestic oil production, the country is known for its high-volume vehicles and low CO2 emission limits. But everything can change. Indeed, Joe Biden, having just taken office, said he wanted to to develop an electric car but also reduce car pollution. In addition, withInflation Reduction Act voted last summer by the 117th Congress of the United States, will now encourage manufacturers to invest strongly in the design of the batterybut also with cars with zero emissions.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing new limits on vehicle emissions, with the most aggressive option requiring two-thirds of all new cars and light trucks to be electric by 2032, the agency said. https://t.co/CDWnjcBmoa
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 12, 2023
To accelerate electric?
But the Democratic Biden administration still seems to want to speed things up. In its new plan unveiled on Wednesday, it introduced tougher average pollutant emissions as European emission standards which we have at home (Euro 6d, Euro 7, …). I‘US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) believes that with the new scale, the American car market will change dramatically in the next few years. According to his calculations, with the new standards, by 2032, electric vehicles can reach 67% of sales of passenger cars (city cars, sedans, SUVs, pickups), 50% of sales of buses and garbage trucks, and 35% of trucks. local transport and 25% long-distance transport.
The battery hybrid is preserved
On the other hand, there is a difference with Europe regarding the restrictions on heat engines. If these new measures will reduce the share of thermal cars in the American car fleet, Biden’s plan seems to include models with battery power, incl. hydrogen vehiclesbut also plug-in hybrids ! As a reminder, they will be categorically banned in Europe by 2035.
In order to accelerate the electrification of its fleet, the country undertook and took quite decisive measures. However, the real-world context is still challenging for manufacturers. Although they have increased significantly in the past two years, sales of 100% electric vehicles in the United States are only represented than 5.8% of cars sold in 2022 according to Cox Automotive. The same builders invested the equivalent 120 billion dollars to accelerate the electrification of the fleetwhat contributed to the significant subsidies after Joe Biden came to power in 2021. Finally, in its report, the agency projects a 56% reduction in automobile pollution compared to 2022 levels in the United States.
Source: Auto Plus
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