The Alliance for Automotive Innovation has urged the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back the proposed emissions standards, Detroit News reports.

The organization’s CEO John Bozzella argued that the new rules would result in China taking over the auto industry in the U.S. due to them having greater access to the necessary materials for EV batteries. Though much effort has been put into building mines and facilities to process and refine materials, it will take much time before it will be put into effect, Bozzella pointed out.

Bozzella claimed that the same will happen in the European Union, which has decided to ban the sale of gasoline vehicles starting in 2035. 

“With a 2035 ban on fossil fuel vehicles looming, Chinese manufacturers gained a foothold and entered the European market at a budget price point,” Bozzella stated. “They achieved a 5 percent share of Europe's EV market in the first nine months of 2022 and are on a steady march to hit 20 percent by 2025.”

Though automakers themselves have been investing in the success of EVs, Bozzella said that the approach to the transition from internal combustion engines should be more “balanced.”