Purchasing a Gas-Powered Car May Be Easier a Decade From Now Than You Think
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently unveiled more robust proposed regulations for emissions from vehicles. The agency anticipates that by 2032, nearly two-thirds of light-duty vehicle sales will be electric, with about half of the sales of medium-duty vehicles being electric as well. However, the EPA has emphasized that people who are not yet ready to make the switch to electric cars will still be able to purchase gas vehicles for many years to come.
The EPA forecasts that one out of every three new vehicles sold in the United States in 2032 will be gas, indicating that 4.5 million new gas cars are expected to be sold in the United States in 2032. When compared to today's figures, in which roughly one out of every four cars sold in the United States is a sedan or wagon, the EPA predicts that gas cars will be more popular than sedans in 2032, when it is still feasible to walk into most auto dealerships and buy a sedan.
Several states in the U.S., including California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Rhode Island, plan to ban the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.