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A proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule that \\u201cwould limit tailpipe emissions so that in order to comply, auto companies would have to sell 60% of new vehicles as electric by 2030\\u201d would adversely affect the safety of cars.

So says Diana Furchtgott-Roth, director of The Heritage Foundation\\u2019s Center for Energy, Climate, and Environment. (The Daily Signal is The Heritage Foundation\\u2019s news outlet.)

\\u201cWell, since [electric] vehicles are more expensive, people would postpone buying them. So, they would stay with their older cars, and newer cars have more safety features. If they get in an accident, they\\u2019re less likely to hurt the passenger,\\u201d Furchtgott-Roth says.

\\u201cSo, because of that, you have increases in injuries and fatalities, if you make new cars more expensive. And that\\u2019s if you increase [Corporate Average Fuel Economy] standards for normal gasoline-powered vehicles, or you mandate electric vehicles,\\u201d she adds. According to the Department of Transportation, CAFE standards are fleetwide averages that must be achieved by each automaker for its car and truck fleet.

Furchtgott-Roth joins today\\u2019s episode of \\u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\\u201d to further discuss the Environmental Protection Agency\\u2019s proposed rule and what environmental benefits the EPA is hoping to accomplish in potentially implementing that rule, as well as the role that China plays in producing electric vehicles.

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