The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its “most ambitious pollution standards ever” on Wednesday, projecting that electric vehicles could make up 67 per cent of passenger car sales by the 2032 model year if automakers comply. (The Logic)

Talking point: The new standards, which start in 2027, put the U.S. on an even faster path toward vehicle electrification than just two years ago, when the White House said its goal was for 50 per cent sales to be zero-emission vehicles in 2030. “EPA’s proposed emissions plan is aggressive by any measure,” wrote John Bozzella, CEO of the U.S.-based Alliance for Automotive Innovation, whose members include major automakers, battery makers and partsmakers like Canada’s Magna International. “[I]t sets automotive electrification goals in the next few years that are… very high.” The implementation may be closely watched in Canada, which has historically tried to harmonize with U.S. emissions standards to ease cross-border trade. The EPA said the new rules will help avoid nearly 10 billion tons of carbon emissions, more than twice the total U.S. emissions last year.