U.S. House of Representatives Passes SAN-Supported Bill to Stop EPA Emissions Mandate
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the "Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act" (H.R. 4468) with bipartisan support (221 to 197), with five Democrats and each Republican member voting for the bill. If passed into law, the SEMA-supported bill would prohibit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing the agency’s proposed federal emissions standards for light- and medium-duty motor vehicles model years '27 to '32, which intends for electric vehicles (EVs) to make up 67% of all new vehicles sales by 2032.
If the CARS Act becomes law, it would block the most aggressive tailpipe emissions ever proposed. SEMA President and CEO Mike Spagnola, member companies and enthusiasts have been vocal in opposing the EPA’s proposed rule. If the rule is finalized, the EPA estimates 67% of new sedans, crossovers, SUVs, and light-truck purchases would be electric by 2032, while EVs would make up 50% of bus and garbage trucks, 35% of short-haul freight tractors and 25% of long-haul freight tractors.