The EPA’s final rule follows a concession to labor unions worried about a rapid shift to electric vehicles, and a nod that EV sales are slowing

  • Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    It will also reduce fine particulate matter and nitrogen oxides, preventing up to 2,500 premature deaths from air pollution annually starting in 2055, the agency said.

    Wow, don’t aim too big there!

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      It’s probably a wild underestimate of the benefits; every time we look at how harmful particulates are, they seem to come out worse than we expected.