By Anna Helhoski  | NerdWallet

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced its final regulations to limit emissions from automobiles, as part of the Biden administration’s efforts to combat climate change.

The administration’s new, stricter standards on tailpipe emissions are expected to have ripple effects on electric vehicle production. But it also gives automakers more time to comply with the new rules. When the rules were originally proposed last year, the initial emissions limits had a shorter time frame for adoption.

The announcement comes as electronic vehicle demand has begun slowing down in recent months, despite a record 1.2 million in U.S. EV sales in 2023, according to Kelley Blue Book.

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