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 […]
Center for Auto Safety Opposes DOT Review on Auto Safety Standards
Believes effort will weaken vehicle safety rules The Center for Auto Safety submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on its notice of regulatory review of several motor vehicle safety standards. The Center urged the DOT not to weaken or repeal regulations that protect drivers, passengers, and pedestrians, and create more benefits than […]
U.S. DOT Releases New Automated Driving Systems Guidance
On the same day the National Transportation Safety Board found the design of Tesla’s AutoPilot system contributed to a fatal crash, regulators provide updated guidance to pave way for increased automation. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) yesterday released new federal guidance for Automated Driving Systems (ADS): A […]
EPA, DOT Open Comment Period on Reconsideration of GHG Standards for Cars and Light Trucks
Officially reopens review of MY 2022-2025 standards that were closed by Obama Administration a year earlier than EPA’s originally planned time frame. On Thursday, in a joint Federal Register notice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), opened a public comment period on the reconsideration of the January 2017 Final […]
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 […]
More than 54 Million Vehicles Recalled in 2016
Hit Record for Third Year in a Row According to a report from the U.S. Department of Transportation released Friday, U.S. vehicle recalls hit an all-time high in 2016 for the third year in a row. In 2016, vehicle manufacturers initiated 927 separate recalls affecting a record 53.2 million vehicles–the highest number of auto recalls […]