If the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminates its tailpipe emissions rules as part of repealing the Endangerment Finding, it would cause massive sticker shock– Americans would be forced to pay $310 billion more, largely due to higher gasoline prices.
Repealing tailpipe pollution standards would deeply damage the country beyond just making America’s energy affordability crisis worse. Between 2025 and 2050, repeal would:
- Cut $710 billion cumulatively from U.S. GDP
- Cost the labor force an average of 110,000 jobs annually
- Cause 17,000 pollution-related premature deaths
Under the 2024 EPA rule, the U.S. was on track to see EVs make up around 72 percent of new passenger vehicle sales by 2035, and 49 percent of new heavy duty vehicle sales, like vans, trucks, and buses. The loss of incentives from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and repealing tailpipe emissions standards causes sales to fall to 55 percent for passenger vehicles and 18 percent for HDVs. That has an outsized impact on air pollution, as many of these vehicles run on diesel fuel.
