Senators Question Feasibility of EPA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards

Senators Question Feasibility of EPA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards
A Daimler Urban eTruck electric truck during a press conference at the IAA Nutzfahrzeuge (IAA Commercial Vehicles) fair in Hanover, northern Germany on Sept. 21, 2016. Julian Stratenschulte/DPA/AFP via Getty Images
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Lawmakers questioned the feasibility of new vehicle tailpipe emissions proposals from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which the agency predicts will lead to the mass adoption of electric light- and medium-duty vehicles within a decade.

The April 18 hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee.

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