California-Trump administration fuel-efficiency talks intensify
California and the Trump administration will hold a series of new talks over fuel efficiency rules as the auto industry still hopes for a deal to retain nationwide requirements.
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U.S. regulators meet with California on fate of vehicle fuel rules
Senior U.S. government officials held talks in recent weeks with California’s Air Resources Board (CARB) to discuss the goal of maintaining one set of national requirements for automakers, a move that will determine the fate of vehicle emissions rules.
Vehicle fuel economy standards — under fire?
Reducing emissions in transportation is critical to avoiding the effects of extreme climate change, and the CAFE and GHG emissions standards are an important mechanism to do so.
Automakers claiming to be ‘all-in on electric cars’ are still lobbying against stricter fuel standards
In a time where a surprising number of major automakers are announcing that they believe electric cars are the future of the auto industry, we are still seeing them complaining about, and in some cases lobbying against, the fuel emission standards.
Oge urges Bill Ford to lead on emissions standards
Former EPA official Margo Oge says the auto industry needs “an adult” to help sort out differences over the federal greenhouse gas program and boldly reaffirm automakers’ commitment to stricter emissions standards.
Fuel economy bigger threat to gasoline demand than electric cars
Increasing efficiency of fossil-fuel powered cars is a bigger threat to gasoline demand than electric cars, energy consultant FGE told the Platts refining summit in Brussels.
States suing Trump administration over delayed fuel-economy fines
New York, California and three other U.S. states on Monday are suing the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher “gas-guzzler” penalties for automakers building new vehicles failing to meet minimum fuel-economy standards.
The Trump administration will almost certainly give automakers a freebie on fuel economy
While automakers would love to rip up some regulations, they’re not tearing up long-term plans for higher-mileage cars
Trump NHTSA might reduce emission rules for two-thirds of U.S. vehicles
Consumers all over the world, but especially in North America, are buying more crossover utility vehicles and fewer passenger sedans and hatchbacks.
For pickup trucks, more than half all fuel savings come in 2022-2025 CAFE rules
Sometimes, when science and technology issues have economic or political consequences, incorrect or misleading information and analyses can be propagated through the media, leading both decision makers and the public astray.
