EPA had proposed revising standards last month A coalition of 17 Attorneys General is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to preserve the greenhouse gas emission standards currently in place for model year 2022-2025 vehicles. The increasingly stringent emissions standards have been behind the adoption of lightweight materials in vehicle designs that have forced […]
EPA Will Revise 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards
Administrator Pruitt announced that greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and light trucks driving adoption of advancement materials and alternative fuels would be revised. Yesterday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced the completion of the Midterm Evaluation (MTE) process for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for cars and light trucks for […]
CFA Poll Shows Americans Support Stronger Fuel Economy Standards
Increasing federal fuel economy standards for cars and light duty trucks, to 42 MPG by 2025, is supported by 79 percent of Americans (68 percent of Republicans), and opposed by only 18 percent, according to a recent national survey commissioned by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). In March, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine […]
U.S. Department of Transportation Reexamining Penalty Rate for Fuel Economy Standards
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opens period for comment; publishes notice delaying effective date of CAFE penalties rule The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is reexamining a rule that adjusts civil penalties related to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for inflation. Fuel economy regulations have […]
State Attorneys General Promise Legal Fight to Keep 2022-2025 Vehicle Emission Standards
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, leading a coalition of 13 Attorneys General and the PA Department of Environmental Protection, warned the Trump Administration that any effort to roll back key vehicle emission standards would be met by a “vigorous” court challenge. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt, the […]
EPA to Reexamine Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks
Will reopen review of MY 2022-2025 standards that were closed by Obama Administration a year earlier than EPA’s originally planned time frame. Today, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine Chao and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced they will revisit the previous administration’s rule that finalized standards to increase fuel economy to the […]
EPA Finalizes 2025 Auto Emission Standards
Auto industry calls for review by incoming Trump Administration. On Friday, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy finalized her decision to maintain the current greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 cars and light trucks. The final determination finds that “…a wide variety of effective technologies are available to reduce GHG emissions from cars and […]
EPA Proposing to Keep Vehicle Emissions Standards in Place Through 2025
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator seeks to secure greenhouse gas emission standards for MY 2022-2025 vehicles before Obama Administration leaves office. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy yesterday shocked the automotive industry by proposing to leave greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for model years 2022-2025 in place. The proposal was not […]
Auto Alliance Calls on Trump Transition Team to Re-evaluate EPA Fuel Economy Requirements
Yesterday, the Auto Alliance, joined the Global Automakers call for a re-evaluation by the Trump Administration of regulations requiring continued increases in fuel economy. The letter, from Mitch Bainwol, president and CEO of the Auto Alliance, makes a number of policy recommendations concerning the regulation of the auto industry including on fuel economy regulations, zero […]
Fuel Economy Targets Driving Auto Technology Likely to Change Under Trump Administration
Election outcome will influence fuel economy regulations that have driven vehicle manufacturers drive to adopt lightweight vehicle structures. The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that the 2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agencies targets that are currently facing a mid-term review are likely to be revised under a Trump Administration. The Journal reported quoted a Trump policy […]