Biden and carmakers to announce goal of 50 percent ‘zero emission’ cars by 2030

President Biden on Thursday will announce plans to make 50 percent of new cars “zero emission” by 2030 — coupled with sweeping new efficiency standards for cars that still use petroleum.

Biden will sign an executive order outlining the goal and carmakers will voluntarily announce their embrace of the idea, an administration official said. “The president will sign an executive order that sets an ambitious new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles,” the official said.