General Motors is urging the Trump administration to set a zero emissions vehicle standard.
In a USA Today op-ed published Friday, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra calls for a National Zero Emission Vehicle program, to help bring the U.S. into "an all-electric, zero emissions future."
The program would build off something California is already doing: requiring automakers to make hybrid and electric cars a certain percentage of their overall sales. The company also called for one nationwide fuel economy standard.
GM says making a nationwide version of this program would put more than 7 million long-range electric vehicles on the road by 2030 and reduce CO2 emissions by 375 million tons between 2021 and 2030.
But as the Associated Press points, not everyone is happy with the proposal. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said he wants his state "to continue to be able to set its own standards if necessary."
GM says it submitted the proposal to the Trump administration. The administration is accepting comments on the roll back of Obama-era fuel economy and emissions standards until Friday.
