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Big Auto is begging governments to let them go bankrupt as Chinese EVs loom

Baua Electric

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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Australia introduces its first exhaust rule but makes all the mistakes the US did

Baua Electric

While both of these numbers are a lot less than the US’ new EPA rules , the US also has 13x as many people as Australia. The US EPA has long had what is referred to as a “ footprint rule, ” which allows larger vehicles to pollute more. The other threat is possible future Chinese dominance in the auto industry.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The objections they raised for years -- "no one is interested, no one would plug in, the technology is too complex, the benefits are minimal, its just shifting the pollution from the tailpipe to the smokestack, theres no demand for these cars" -- still show up occasionally, but are by and large history. battery technology; 2.

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Auto Lobby Says EPA Targets Aren’t Achievable

The Truth About Cars

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI) is reportedly prepared to tell the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that its proposal to significantly reduce vehicle emissions through the 2032 model year is wildly unrealistic. The EPA's proposal also does not mandate a specific technology such as EVs.

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Hyundai worries growing over a Trump EV disrupt at its new $7.6B Georgia Metaplant

Baua Electric

He is likely referring to the EPA exhaust regulations, finalized earlier this year. Ending these regulations will not only put 2,000 American lives at risk from climate pollution every year but, contrary to Trump’s comments, it will also set the American auto industry up for failure. They will fall further behind.

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Hyundai worries growing over a Trump EV disrupt at its new $7.6B Georgia Metaplant

Baua Electric

He is likely referring to the EPA exhaust regulations, finalized earlier this year. Ending these regulations will not only put 2,000 American lives at risk from climate pollution every year but, contrary to Trump’s comments, it will also set the American auto industry up for failure. They will fall further behind.

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After Musk commits $180m, Trump says he’ll end EV mandate that doesn’t exist

Baua Electric

The regulations he’s talking about are probably the EPA regulations, which notably do not mandate electric vehicles at all. Those regulations were supported by Tesla – whose CEO just committed $180 million to the same person who seems to know nothing about the industry Tesla operates in. First, as covered above, there is no EV mandate.