Senate Vote to Halt EPA EV Mandate Fails; U.S. Trade Chief Pledges Action on Chinese EVs

This week a vote in the U.S. Senate on an amendment offered by Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) to prohibit the use of funds to implement, administer, or enforce the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions regulation failed. Several Democrats voted with Republicans in the 52-46 vote, but the effort ultimately fell short of the needed 60 votes to pass.

EPA Finalizes Tailpipe Emissions Rule

On Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final Multi-Pollutant Emissions Standards for Model Years 2027 and Later emissions regulation, which will effectively require as much as 56 percent of new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. to be all-electric by 2032, with hybrids accounting for an additional 16 percent of sales.

Three More Chinese EV Bills Introduced in Senate

This week, Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) introduced three bills targeting Chinese vehicles. The Closing Auto Tariffs Loopholes Act would treat motor vehicles produced by a foreign adversary and its controlled entities as if they originated in the territory of the foreign adversary.

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