Crapo Supports Legislation to Repeal EV Mandates and Protect Consumer Choice

Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) recently led and joined in co-sponsoring several pieces of legislation to repeal various Biden-Harris Administration’s policies under the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that implemented de facto electric vehicle (EV) mandates and restricted consumer choice and competition in the automotive market. 

“The previous Administration put forward regulations that would essentially mandate the mass production of electric vehicles and a phase-out of gas-powered cars and trucks,” said Crapo.  “Idahoans deserve access to affordable, reliable vehicles fueled by American-made energy products.  We should block any efforts that restrict affordable choice for families and push our country toward greater dependence on China.”

Crapo led reintroduction of the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act, which would repeal the EPA’s tailpipe emissions rule finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Crapo was joined by Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Mike Lee (R-Utah) in introducing a comprehensive legislative strategy to protect consumer choice in the automobile market.  As part of this effort, Crapo co-sponsored each of the additional pieces of legislation, including:

• Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act, led by Senator Mullin, which would prevent the implementation of the Biden EPA’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation, which bans the sale of all conventional gasoline-powered cars by 2035.

• Freedom to Haul Act, led by Senator Sullivan, which would safeguard the trucking industry from impractical and costly mandates by preventing the implementation of the EPA’s “Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles-Phase 3” rule, a de facto EV mandate on the trucking industry.

• Stop California from Advancing Regulatory Burden (CARB) Act, led by Senator Lee, which would eliminate the Clean Air Act waiver exemptions that allow California and other states to dictate national emissions standards.  California has over 100 active waivers that set higher emissions standards than the EPA, increasing costs and decreasing consumer choice in vehicles.

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