EPA Announces New Stringent Emissions Standards For The Auto Industry

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced new stringent emissions standards for automobiles, which the Biden administration has deemed the "strongest-ever vehicle pollution standards" in U.S. history.

On March 20, 2024, EPA announced new emissions standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty vehicles for model years 2027 through 2032 and beyond. Under the new final rule, Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles, EPA is enacting some of the strictest emissions standards for criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions for light-duty vehicles and Class 2b and 3 (medium-duty) vehicles ever enacted.