20 issued new rules that dramatically boost average fleet-wide fuel efficiency standards to 55 miles per gallon for passenger cars and light trucks for the model year 2026.
The total savings to individual owners of 2026 models and beyond will exceed the increase in the cost of purchase by around $1,000 per consumer, according to the agency.
To reduce GHG, the agency will tighten the originally proposed cap of 171 grams per mile of carbon-dioxide emissions for the 2026 model year.
The $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure legislation signed into law in November 2021 allocated about $22 billion to pay for EV charging stations and networks, electric school buses, and to bolster the electric battery supply chain.
In a statement, he said that the final plan “is even more aggressive than originally proposed.” Bozzella added that the rules will require a large increase in EV sales, investments in the charging infrastructure, and more government support.