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More states follow California’s clean car standards

Green Cars News

The decision follows President Obama’s landmark agreement to adopt federal emission standards for the model years 2012-2016. From 2012 onwards, the new national standards would be deemed to reflect the state standards and the auto industry would dismiss its legal challenges.

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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.

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The rate at which China has rebuilt its car industry is truly staggering

Baua Electric

Meanwhile, the West drags its feet Its a stark difference to how automakers and governments usually behave in the West (and in Japan ), working to slow down transitions and add protectionist measures instead of gearing up for an inevitable change in the industry that already started.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

& If those claims sound familiar, it’s effectively what the Trump administration said when it attempted to roll back Obama-era emission requirements and revoke the California fueling waiver that basically allowed the state to position itself as the de facto federal standard — something we’ve covered several times in the past. .&

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California environmental lawyer forecasts the future of state and federal emissions regulations

Charged EVs

The reinvigoration of the body of interrelated federal and state fuel economy and emissions regulations will have major implications for the auto industry and the environment. Charged : So, you think they’re probably just going to restore the Obama-era targets for now? You better have some steel. That’s huge.

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Big auto learned its lesson? It’s begging Trump not to blow up emissions rules

Baua Electric

In 2012 that finally changed, when President Obama’s EPA negotiated with California to finally harmonize these standards and also implement higher fuel efficiency nationwide. This would have been a huge boon for both industry and consumers, saving money and giving regulatory certainty to the auto industry.