Trump says he will reverse Biden tailpipe emissions directive

 President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview with Time magazine published Thursday that he will “terminate” emission rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that would push the US auto market toward electric vehicles and hybrids.

The EPA in March rolled out the new tailpipe emission rules and targeted 35% to 56% of all new car sales be EVs by 2032, and 13% to 36% for plug-in hybrids.

“I’m a big fan of the electric car, but not for everyone,” Trump said in the interview conducted last month, in which he called the rules a “mandate.”

The Biden administration has pushed back against the description of the rule as a “mandate,” with White House climate advisor Ali Zaidi saying that it was flexible and encouraged consumer choice.

The rule, if enacted, would reduce planet-warming emissions by 7 billion metric tons.