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Four automakers and a trade group are joining the push toward “one national standard”—and stripping California of its authority to regulate tailpipe emissions.
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California vs. EPA: Survey finds a party-line rift in emissions battle
The battle between the federal government and California over vehicle emissions largely falls to party lines, a survey finds.
Byron Hurd -
Trump administration says California air is dirty, threatens to withhold highway funds
California is not yet doing enough to clean up its emissions, the EPA says, as it looks to revoke the state's authority in favor of lower emissions standards.
Byron Hurd -
Trump: EPA to remove California emissions authority
The Trump administration is ready to reveal its plan for revoking California's control—including its electric-car mandate, according to reports.
Bengt Halvorson -
Colorado adopts California electric vehicle mandate
Colorado's adoption of California's ZEV mandate and its requirement for plug-in vehicles creates a tougher logistical challenge for automakers.
Bengt Halvorson -
Automakers lay out mpg concerns for Trump: Talk to California, please–Update
Automakers (17 of them) wrote a letter to President Trump asking for California to be included in his single national standard for revamping fuel economy rules.
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If the federal government revokes California's waiver allowing it the authority to regulate emissions, the state's agency is making clear it will find a way to keep the polluters out.
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Commentary: Plug-in hybrids shouldn't just be California compliance cars
With 17 miles of all-electric range, all-wheel drive, and a rugged-hatchback body style, the Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid could be the perfect entry point for a lot of buyers who'd like to get started driving on electric power. Electric-car advocates, who've already moved on to one of several...
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Faster electric cars, California strikes back, BMW batteries, Hyundai recall: Today's Car News
California begins fighting back against the EPA's fuel economy freeze. Austria proposes letting electric cars drive faster. Hyundai recalls Ioniqs. And BMW builds a new battery assembly line for its upcoming electric cars. All this and more on Green Car Reports. California issued a pointed 400-page...
Eric C. Evarts -
California girds for battle with EPA over fuel economy
Last Friday, California released a 400-page repudiation of the Trump administration's plan to freeze fuel economy standards and revoke California's statutory right to set its own limits on vehicle emissions. The report comes in response to the EPA and NHTSA's proposed Safer Affordable Fuel...
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Honda joins GM, others in heated opposition to Trump's EPA fuel-economy freeze
Honda joined General Motors on Friday and called on the EPA to abandon its proposed fuel-economy rollback, asking federal officials to negotiate with states like California to offer a single, comprehensive update to federal fuel-economy standards. Honda filed its comment Friday, the last day for...
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GM wants Trump administration to consider national electric-vehicle mandate
The term “hail Mary” might be appropriate for what General Motors, led by chief executive officer Mary Barra, is attempting at this stage of the federal government’s dialog on fuel efficiency and electric vehicles. GM is launching an effort to propose a 50-state solution for...
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Subaru announced Friday that its long-awaited Crosstrek Hybrid, a plug-in model, will go on sale as a 2019. Last month, Car and Driver reported that Subaru filed the trademark name Evoltis with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office, leading to speculation that the name could be applied to the expected plug-in hybrid version of the Crosstrek. Subaru gave no further specs for the Crosstrek plug-in hybrid, such as battery size, range, or power, and the company did not confirm the name Evoltis for the model. READ THIS: Report: Subaru may use Evoltis name for new plug-in hybrid coming next year The...
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Automakers play high-stakes CARB game to earn zero emissions vehicle credits
Editor's note: Green Car Reports covers a lot of electric cars—and there are a lot more to cover these days, thanks to California's complex requirements that major automakers produce zero emissions vehicles for sale. For fans of clean cars—as well as opponents—it's difficult to...
John Briggs -
Earth Day: 10 Questions On Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Cars To Ask Toyota, Honda & Hyundai
Hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are rolling out to California buyers in small numbers with two models on the market, and hydrogen stations slowly expanding outside a narrow slice of Los Angeles. The Honda Clarity Fuel Cell vehicle first went on sale in California at the end of 2016, and 2018 models...
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Deal between EPA, California on auto emissions may still be possible
Over the many months EPA administrator Scott Pruitt signaled his intention to revisit the Obama administration's emission limits for 2022 through 2025 vehicles, California warned that it would not go along with any reductions. The state has been allowed to set its own emission standards for...
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Pruitt's EPA emission rollback reasoning may well fail in court
Despite the sturm und drang around the announcement by embattled EPA chief Scott Pruitt that he will relax emission limits for 2022 through 2025 vehicles, not much will happen immediately. His determination last week that the Obama administration was "incorrect" and that the limits on those...
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What China learned from California about getting electric cars on its roads
In the U.S., California has long been viewed culturally as the crazy, free-spirited cousin. As Californians like to point out, their state of 40 million people is also the world's sixth-largest economy all by itself. Resolutely progressive, it has regulated vehicle emissions for five decades and...
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The Volkswagen diesel emission scandal has now largely vanished from U.S. media coverage, much to VW's relief. Tens of thousands of bought-back TDI diesel vehicles still sit in fields awaiting modification and resale, or some other disposition. But among the thousands of pages of legal documents to settle dozens of civil and criminal charges in the case within the U.S., there's an interesting provision. DON'T MISS: In pictures: Volkswagen TDI diesels await their fate in Pike's Peak shadow That's the one that requires VW Group to offer two new battery-electric vehicles for sale in California...
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EPA to ease emission limits, reports say, setting up clash with California
The omens have been accumulating for months, as bits of information dribble out of the regulatory rumor mill in Washington, D.C. Now we have the most concrete reports yet that the U.S. EPA plans to modify exhaust emission limits for vehicles in model years 2022 through 2025. The EPA delivered its...
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Pruitt won't let California set emission standards; EPA not looking at post-2025 rules
Now, it's war, in the words of California's lead emission regulator. In what Bloomberg News called a "wide-ranging interview" with EPA chief Scott Pruitt, he indicated the agency does not intend to let California set the agenda for national emission limits on vehicles. Bringing California into line...
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California, allies ready for emission-law war with Trump EPA, CARB head says
With the release of proposed new and lower fuel-economy rules expected from the NHTSA by March 30, many eyes have turned to the powerful California Air Resources Board. The state's pioneering role in reducing emissions and cutting air pollution predates even the existence of the U.S. Environmental...
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California talks to DC regulators on emission, fuel-economy rules Trump wants to cut
As automakers await the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's new fuel-economy rules for 2022 through 2025, due March 30, regulators from California and Washington are still hammering out the specifics. A meeting between state and federal regulators on fuel-economy and emissions targets...
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California OKs more than half a billion dollars to clean up freight trucks, trains, buses
California is using the growing sums of money it receives from its emission cap-and-trade auction for good, including to tackle up some of the state's most egregious transportation polluters. In mid-December, California announced it would invest $663 million in a plan to clean up particularly dirty...
Mark Stevenson