The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to announce new limits on vehicle emissions this week.Officials who were familiar with the plan told The Associated Press the new rules would require 54% of new vehicles sold to be electric by 2030, and as much as 67% by 2032. The new rules do not set targets for the number of cars sold  instead they set limits on fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions from cars, which translate to estimated sales for certain types of vehicles.The auto industry is already working to make half of its new car sales electric by 2030. In 2021, the Biden administration and the EPA also set new standards that would increase fuel efficiency in new models by 5% a year through 2026.SEE MORE: Americans aren't sold on electric vehicles just yetMost cars on the road today still run on gasoline. In 2021, electric and hybrid vehicles had just passed 10% of new sales.Automakers say theyll need support if theyre going to speed up the shift to electric vehicles. They want to see more tax breaks for consumers and a big expansion of charging infrastructure to support wider adoption.In 2020, transportation accounted for 27% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Of that, more than half came from the sort of light-duty vehicles that the EPAs new rules will target.SEE MORE: US Postal Service to buy 9,250 Ford electric delivery vans
Two of the EV stations in Dane County area are at a Kwik Trip on American Parkway north of Highway 18-151 and a BP in Cottage Grove south of Interstate-94.
The Biden administration is proposing new auto pollution limits that would require as many as two-thirds of new vehicles in the U.S. to be electric by 2032. Here's more on that and today's top stories, plus celebrity birthdays and a look back at this day in history.
