Republicans demand Biden withdraw 'ridiculous' plan to crack down on tailpipe emissions and make 67% of all sedans and SUVs electric by 2032 in an aggressive push to transition to EVs

Republicans are outraged that the Biden administration is poised to outlaw most gas-powered cars in under a decade under proposed tailpipe emissions regulations.

A bicameral group of over 130 Republican lawmakers - and one Democrat - sent a letter to President Biden and Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young demanding the new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency are not adopted. 

The group argues that the proposal would require Americans to switch from gas-powered vehicles to electric vehicles or EVs by 2032.

The proposed rule 'would require 67% of new light-duty vehicles and 46% of medium-duty vehicles to be electric by 2032,' which the group of GOP lawmakers called a 'de facto EV mandate.'

'The reality is that most Americans still prefer the internal combustion engine vehicle, and EPA's proposed rule unnecessarily restricts consumer choice and forces expensive EVs onto Americans at a time when they can least afford it,' the Republicans wrote in the letter shared with DailyMail.com. 

Notably, Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, who has long been an American energy advocate, also signed the letter. 

The EPA's proposed rule would require many Americans to buy EVs within this decade 

Gas-powered vehicles are far and away the most popular in America, but the EPA's proposed rule would require many Americans switch to EVs by 2032

Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, spearheaded the letter sent to President Joe Biden

The effort was led by Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho. 

Biden would rather force Americans 'to buy electric vehicles to advance his Green New Deal agenda than allow folks to choose the best car or truck for their families, businesses, and farms at an affordable price,' Feenstra said in a statement shared with DailyMail.com.

'I encourage President Biden to rescind this proposed rule immediately and work with Republicans to lower costs for our families, farmers, and small businesses,' he continued.

Crapo also decried how the rule would force Americans to purchase expensive green vehicles.

'Consequences of rules and regulations driven by the Biden Administration's radical green agenda drastically reduce consumer choice and the affordability of vehicles available to Americans,' he said in a statement. 

'Americans deserve access to affordable, reliable vehicles fueled by American-made energy products, not those primarily supplied by China.'

The motor vehicle industry has recently revised their EV strategies as consumer demand has been low and the departments are expensive to maintain, the lawmakers write. 

They also say how EVs are notorious for being unreliable in extreme temperatures, both hot and cold, and how reports of Americans stranded due to faulty vehicles have become more widespread.

'These last few weeks, with EVs leaving people stranded, have underscored the reason why an EV-only approach is wrong,' the lawmakers wrote.