As electric vehicle sales slow, US relaxes plans for stricter auto emissions standards for a while – The Denver Post
By TOM KRISHER and MATTHEW DALY (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration this week is expected to announce new automobile emissions standards that relax proposed limits for three years but eventually reach the same strict standards proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The changes come as sales of zero-tailpipe emissions electric vehicles, needed to meet the standards, have begun to slow. The auto industry has cited lower sales growth in objecting to the EPA’s preferred standards unveiled…