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Auto Industry Weighs in Against Murkowski Amendment that Delays EPA Regulation of Stationary Source CO2 Emissions

Green Car Congress

However, the amendment raises additional issues that must be considered where complicated and interconnected environmental and legal issues are at stake.

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Automakers whine about €15B fine they knew they’d risk for pushing gas cars

Baua Electric

At issue are Europe’s 2025 CO2 targets, and a penalty calculated based on fleet average CO2 emissions per automaker. If an automaker fails to meet this legal target, which was established in 2017 , it may have to pay a fine of €95 per gram of CO2 per car. km or lower.

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Final US mpg rules through 2031 go easy on gas trucks, SUVs

Baua Electric

As the International Energy Agency last week underscored, SUVs emit about 20% more CO2 than cars , whether they’re electric or not. The consumer organization Consumer Reports called them underwhelming and said that the NHTSA standards “only check the box on its legal requirement.” vehicle sales.

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Comedy CAFE Clowns Crack Me Up

Creative Greenius

As I get ready this morning to head over to the Lutheran Church in Gardena to participate in this national day of service by helping to prepare meals for my less fortunate neighbors, I want to thank the auto industry for giving me a great laugh at their expense. Way to kill the audience, Greg. Don’t worry, pal, you soon will.

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Tesla 2024 Annual Shareholder Meeting transcript: June 13, 2024

Teslarati

I want to give a special shout out to our small but mighty IR team and legal team, and everyone involved in running this year’s proxy campaign—both inside and outside of Tesla. The fact that current levels may be legal does not mean they are safe. We presented a similar proposal in 2021. In fact, U.S.

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