The federal government is moving faster and faster on the green transition (especially to overcome the shock of the Chinese brands that have arrived in our country). As a result, Biden himself has announced which cars he wants to see off the road immediately. Such is the rush that he has set a date for them: the year 2025.
Biden wants to put an end to these cars: he has set an expiration date for them
The Biden administration has set an ambitious goal of phasing out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2025. This plan would represent a major shift towards electric vehicles in an effort to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector.
Recently, President Biden confirmed his intention to implement new vehicle emission rules that would steadily increase each year, with the goal of ensuring that 100% of new car sales are electric by 2030.
This announcement comes on the heels of several states passing legislation to phase out gas car sales by 2025. Efforts to phase out gas-powered vehicles are not new. For years, some states have been pushing for bans on the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles.
States have also grown tired of gas-powered cars: they have been limiting them in this way
The most notable effort has come in California, which in 2020 mandated that all new cars and passenger trucks sold in the state must be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. This groundbreaking policy aims to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector, which is California’s largest source of planet-warming emissions.
Other states like Massachusetts, Washington and New York are also exploring following California’s lead with potential gas car sale bans in the 2025-2030 timeframe. These states recognize the climate benefits of transitioning away from fossil fuel powered vehicles.
However, efforts to mandate 100% electric vehicle sales have faced resistance from the auto industry and consumers concerned about factors like EV costs and charging infrastructure. The 2025 targets are still over a decade away, but political battles over gas car phase outs have already begun.
Biden’s plan, unveiled: the good-bye to gas-powered cars
The Biden administration has made phasing out gas-powered vehicles a key priority. In 2021, President Biden signed an executive order with the goal of making half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 electric.
The administration aims to do this primarily through new EPA emission rules that ramp up over time, requiring automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger cars and light trucks by 8% per year from 2024 models through 2026 models. By 2026, new vehicles will need to achieve an estimated fleetwide average of 52 mpg.
These EPA rules provide regulatory pressure on automakers to transition away from internal combustion engines and toward electric vehicles. The administration projects this will result in EVs reaching about 17% of new car sales by 2026.
In addition, the Biden administration is investing billions from the infrastructure law passed in 2021 into tax credits and rebates for consumers to make EVs more affordable. This aims to stimulate demand and help bring down EV prices over time through economies of scale.
The combined push from emissions rules on automakers and incentives for consumers reflects an aggressive effort to phase out new gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2025. The administration believes this timeline is necessary to meet climate goals and keep pace with EV transitions underway in Europe and China.
As you have seen, gas cars will no longer be seen on the roads by 2025 or that, at least, will be much rarer. The aim is to boost the arrival of zero-emission cars, both electric and hydrogen, although the middle ground of hybrids is not yet ruled out. Logically, there is still a long way to go.