Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Bush, is calling for policymakers to employ technology neutral policies as they begin to implement the new CAFE regulations proposed by President Obama. Current fuel economy policy clearly demonstrates this fact. —“The Case for Technology Neutral Public Policy in Fuel Economy Debate”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

Any significant strategy to address greenhouse gases and pollution must address on-road emissions, and that is exactly what we are doing. These regulatory standards will be equivalent to applicable US national fuel economy standards. Canada has committed to reduce total greenhouse gas emissions by 20% from 2006 levels by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2009

The National Hydrogen Association (NHA) and US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC) issued a joint statement criticizing the cuts in the hydrogen and fuel cell vehicle program in the Obama Administration’s FY 2010 budget request for the US Department of Energy. Earlier post.). The budget request includes a 59.6%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2012

On the criteria pollutants side, LEV III reduces fleet average emissions of new passenger cars (PCs), light-duty trucks (LDTs) and medium-duty passenger vehicles (MDPVs) to. super ultra-low-emission vehicle (SULEV) levels by 2025. Once the proposed federal standards are adopted, they will be deemed sufficient for compliance in California.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

APRIL 6, 2010

Last week, the Obama administration announced new fuel economy standards for automobiles that provides some incentives for electric cars. On the national level, the Obama administration has set the goal of 1 million plug-in hybrids on U.S. Tags: EV Chargers EV Economics Obama Energy New York City. Or No Cars?

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Creative Greenius

JANUARY 19, 2009

They satisfied their greed at the expense of our environment and our health and the Creative Greenius says they are finally getting what they deserve - except for our government bailouts - and next week when President Obama takes office our California Emission rules are going to smack them down even harder, just as they should. Guess what?

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 21, 2018

After wiping out plans to continue boosting fuel economy standards earlier this month, the EPA on Tuesday proposed rolling back emissions standards on electric power plants.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2013

In the US, President Obama declared an American goal of putting one million EVs on the road by 2015. Vehicle ownership rates are increasing in densely populated urban areas of China—and unprecedented air pollution is becoming a major issue. Denmark has a goal of 200,000 EVs by 2020, recently reduced from 400,000.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

moves to tighten fuel-economy and greenhouse gasrules. billion in federal funds to a 5-year program aimed atspeeding development of hydrogen as a vehicle fuel as part ofefforts to wean the U.S. Policy (Update2) Share | Email | Print | A A A By Alan Ohnsman April 27 (Bloomberg) -- Honda Motor Co. , General Motors Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

The Advanced Clean Cars program combines the control of soot, smog-causing pollutants (LEV III) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into a single coordinated package of requirements for model years 2017 through 2025. ACC also incorporates the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) regulation as the “ technology-forcing piece ” of the package.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 30, 2009

President Barack Obamas New Energy For America program calls for deployment of 1 million plug-in hybrid vehicles by 2015, and on March 19, 2009, he announced programs directing $2.4 Green Star Products is targeting to replace in-city delivery trucks which are the highest polluting vehicles in use today.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

In one of the first comprehensive assessments of the fuel economy standards in the United States, researchers from Princeton University and the University of Tennessee found that, over their 40-year history, the standards helped reduce reliance on foreign oil producers, cut greenhouse gas emissions, and saved consumers money.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule setting corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and CO 2 emissions standards for model years 2021-2026 passenger cars and light trucks.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2020

Consumer Reports sent letters and a consumer petition to the leaders of General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, Hyundai, Kia, and Mitsubishi, calling on the companies to drop their legal attack against America’s Clean Air Act, and instead support Clean Car standards that help drivers save money on fuel and reduce air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

In a speech on Tuesday at the National Automobile Dealers Association meeting in Washington, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler outlined the Trump Administration’s thinking on national fuel economy standards and California. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Earlier post.). Environmental impact.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, implemented under President Barack Obama in 2012, called for annual increases of 5% to the average fuel economy of new vehicles through the 2025 model year. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 billion barrels.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program, implemented under President Barack Obama in 2012, called for annual increases of 5% to the average fuel economy of new vehicles through the 2025 model year. In 2019, fuel economy actually worsened, dropping slightly from 25.1 billion barrels.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

Federal emissions and fuel economy regulations have been instrumental in encouraging (or coercing) automakers to produce EVs, and to make their legacy vehicles cleaner. Since President Nixon signed the Clean Air Act in 1963, federal regulations aimed at reducing air pollution have gradually grown stronger.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 20, 2024

The assumption is that this is being done ahead of the 2024 presidential election in case Donald Trump wins and attempts to reinstate fuel economy rollbacks or revoke the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) emission waivers — both of which were undone by Joe Biden via executive order in 2021.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The Obama Administration doesnt understand that. " President Obamas auto task force doesnt see it that way. It says the Volt is too little, too lateand too expensive to save the beleaguered automaker, and it recently chastised GM for pumping so much money into the Volt instead of developing more fuel-efficient gasoline cars.

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Charged EVs

MAY 18, 2021

California has led the nation in the fight against air pollution. 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. Q&A with environmental lawyer Maureen Gorsen. Maureen Gorsen: Could be.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 29, 2023

Updated guidance from the EPA has resulted in the most aggressive vehicle pollution standards the United States has seen so far. Ironically, this was the same thing said by the Trump administration when it attempted to scale back Obama-era emissions requirements deemed untenable. population and territory.”

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2022

Charged : I understand that the EPA sets emissions standards, and NHTSA sets fuel economy standards. If you remember, six car companies joined California—they cut a deal to have standards that would be more stringent than what the Trump administration was proposing, but somewhat less stringent than what Obama had put in place.

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Electric Auto Association

MARCH 27, 2021

When regulating the pollutants from light duty vehicles, the EPA is required to reconcile its obligation to protect the environment with the feasibility of the rules imposed on automakers. This comprehensive deal led to the enactment of the Obama Administration’s corporate average fuel economy standards.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 9, 2024

Originally instituted by the Obama administration in 2013, the waiver was ended by the Trump administration in 2019 on the grounds that it effectively allowed California to move the nation toward more stringent fuel economy standards and mandatory electrification.

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