The Environmental Protection Agency will introduce new tailpipe emission standards on Wednesday. These regulations, writes Andrew J. Hawkins, in an article appearing on Verge.com, aim to push the auto industry into phasing out the sale of gas-powered cars. This bold move by the Biden administration intends to promote the sale of electric vehicles while ending the era of the internal combustion engine (ICE), Hawkins writes.
Hawkins' article underscores the fact that the new EPA rules will not ban gas-powered cars or mandate that only electric vehicles be sold. Instead, they will set an emissions limit on the total number of new cars sold by each automaker annually. According to Hawkins, this limit will ensure that by 2032, two-thirds of vehicles sold in the US by each automaker will be EVs. The full details of the rules are expected to be released on Wednesday, Hawkins writes.
In other EV news...
TurnOnGreen has installed new EV infrastructure at 18 hotels throughout North America to improve electric vehicle accessibility
According to an article on TheEVReport.com, TurnOnGreen has finished installing EV charging stations at 18 hotels across North America. The hotels include the Best Western Chateau Granville in Vancouver, Canada, and the Ravel Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham in New York, NY. These charging stations are equipped with multiple EVP700G Level 2 chargers that are compatible with TurnOnGreen's App, RFID cards, and unique QR codes on each charger.
- Read the full article on TheEVReport.com here
Beam Global is a leading player in the field of EV infrastructure
Beam Inc. is becoming a notable player in the electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure sector, writes Jacob Wolinsky in an article appearing on the website FXStreet.com. With more EVs hitting the road, the demand for EV charging stations is increasing, and companies like ChargePoint Holdings Inc., Blink Charging Co., EVgo Inc., and Tesla Inc.'s supercharging network are establishing more charging stations, Wolinksy writes.
The article points out that cleantech EV ARC charging systems made by Beam do not need an electrical connection to the grid or a construction build-out, and can store their own electricity. They use solar panels to harness sustainable energy, which leads to fast EV charging in just 30 minutes, writes Wolinksky.
- Read the full report on FXStreet.com here
It will be interesting to watch the continuing shift toward electric vehicles. With emissions standards tightening and more companies investing in EV infrastructure, gas-powered cars may soon become a thing of the past as Hawkins' writes. Now, how fast that happens, remains to be seen.