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Under the rules, the auto industry could meet the standards if
56% of new vehicle sales are electric vehicles and at least 13%
of sales are plug-in hybrids by 2032.
The Illinois Corn Growers Association is commending the U.S.
House of Representatives for passing a resolution overturning
the EPA’s emissions standard.
“Corn farmers in Illinois applaud the House vote on a resolution
that would overturn what ICGA calls the EPA’s de facto electric
vehicle mandate,” said Dave Rylander, president of ICGA and
farmer from Victoria. “The emissions standards the EPA released
in May focused only on electric vehicles as a pathway to
decarbonize the U.S. transportation sector and did not consider
other alternatives, like clean-burning corn-based ethanol.”
His group has joined the American Fuel and Petrochemical
Manufacturers in a lawsuit against the rule. The lawsuit claims
that the EPA exceeded its congressional authority with the
regulation with targets that rely too heavily on
electrification. The other states’ corn associations involved in
the lawsuit include Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee and
Wisconsin.
“This Biden-Harris EPA regulation will ban most new gas-powered
cars, harming consumers, our economy and our national security
in the process,” said AFPM President Chet Thompson.
The Illinois Farm Bureau has also contacted the EPA, noting the
tailpipe emissions standards would effectively incentivize and
force the auto industry to prioritize further development of
electric vehicle battery technology over liquid fuel
alternatives, like corn-based ethanol and soy-based biodiesel.
The resolution that passed the House now heads to the
Democratic-controlled Senate. President Joe Biden has said he
would veto the measure if it reaches his desk. |
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