According to Bloomberg, analysis by Greenpeace, an international environmental organization, shows that by 2032, automakers such as Toyota and General Motors are unlikely to meet the new greenhouse gas emission standards in the United States, and need to speed up the promotion of electric vehicles to avoid punishment.
Photo: Ford, Greenpeace said in a report that carbon dioxide emissions from the seven largest U.S. automakers will exceed the 8% to 154% set by the Environmental Protection Agency (depending on carmakers).
Even if these companies meet current electric vehicle sales expectations.
In addition to Toyota and GM, the report also studies Ford Motor Company, Honda Motor Co.
, Nissan Motor Co.
, Stellantis Motor Co.
, and Hyundai Kia.
In its report, Greenpeace called on these automakers to phase out internal combustion engine vehicles globally by 2030, but it may be difficult for automakers to achieve that goal as demand for electric vehicles slows.
It may be more difficult for Japanese car companies to achieve this goal because their electrification process lags behind their competitors.
With regard to the Greenpeace report, GM said it “supports the EPA’s final goal and its intention to significantly reduce emissions.
” Despite the challenges, we believe that our commitment and investment in the all-electric future will put GM in a very good position to contribute to achieving the ultimate goal.
” In March this year, the US government announced new emission standards, requiring automakers to reduce their average carbon dioxide emissions from 320 grams per mile in 2023 to less than 85 grams per mile by 2032.
According to the EPA model, carmakers can meet the requirements only in one case, that is, pure electric vehicles will account for 56% of total sales in the United States.
Plug-in hybrid vehicles and conventional internal combustion engine vehicles account for 13% and 29%, respectively.
According to Greenpeace, Honda, General Motors and Ford have higher sales targets for electric vehicles in the United States and are expected to be close to emission standards.
“We have been working with the EPA and other stakeholders to develop smart and achievable carbon dioxide emission standards and are committed to complying with them,” Ford said in an email.
For competitive reasons, we are unable to provide details.
” The Greenpeace report says Toyota and Nissan need to do more to meet their 2032 goals.
Toyota’s emissions are expected to exceed the standard by 154%, and Nissan is expected to exceed the standard by 76%.
Toyota aims to increase sales of pure electric vehicles to 3.
5 million by 2030, but it sold only 104000 electric vehicles last year.
“the EPA 2032 standard is a challenge for all automakers to switch to electric cars,” a Nissan spokesman told Bloomberg.
” Nissan plans to launch more electric and hybrid models to enable the company to achieve its long-term goal of zero emissions.
Toyota and Honda didn’t respond to Bloomberg’s request for comment.
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