Trump Transition Team Plans To Take A Sledgehammer To Biden Era EV Policies
The transition team for the incoming administration proposes tearing up the carefully crafted EV incentives to please oil companies.
fuel economy standards
Plugin Vehicles Cut CO2 Emissions 11% in US in 2023
The US Environmental Protection Agency released a big report yesterday, the 50th annual Automotive Trends Report. This report analyzed fuel economy improvements in the US (focusing on 2023 model year vehicles), and it found that, thanks to policies pushing for better and better fuel economy, the country saw its best … [continued]
Tesla Has Gotten Tremendously More Support From Democrats
A big part of this story was originally going to be about why Elon Musk has turned on Democrats, focusing particularly on he and Tesla getting slighted by Joe Biden in a press conference that really didn’t matter or mean anything. However, going into all of that probably doesn’t matter … [continued]
Stronger Fuel Economy Standards Are Needed to Clean Up Combustion Vehicles
Last week, I testified at a public hearing to press the Biden administration on new vehicle standards that have the potential to significantly cut oil use. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has drawn all the attention lately for its spring proposals to cut emissions from new vehicles by electrifying both passenger cars … [continued]
Automakers Try To Dodge Their EV Commitments
Despite claims to support electric vehicles, automakers are attempting to thwart new federal standards that would accelerate the transition to clean transportation.
New Mexico Hits the Gas on Cleaner Cars
New Mexicans will now be able to buy cleaner, zero-emission vehicles in the state, thanks to Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) standards unanimously adopted by the Joint Albuquerque New Mexico Environmental Improvement and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Boards (“Boards”). With this action, drivers will have access to more pollution-free vehicles, … [continued]
Court Rejects Tesla’s Request For Tougher Fuel Economy Penalties
A US appeals court rejected Tesla’s request to reinstate higher civil penalties for automakers who fail to meet US fuel economy standards, Reuters has reported. In April, the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals rejected Tesla’s request for immediate action pending a review by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … [continued]
New EPA Fuel Economy Rules: A Look Behind The Numbers
The EPA has issued new fuel economy standards. Almost no one will be happy with them.
Why You Have Oddities Like A Political EV Event That Excludes Tesla, & Why US…
First of all, it is definitely true that there are strong (and obvious) reasons for why Tesla should be a part of any EV event anywhere in the United States, especially one organized by national-level politicians. I’ll come back to those reasons at the end of this piece. However, the … [continued]
EPA Can’t Let “Off-Cycle” Credits Become Off-Ramp For Automakers
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Dave Cooke, Senior Vehicles Analyst The Biden administration is getting ready to propose new fuel economy and emissions rules in the next couple weeks. It’s critical that the administration sets standards which result in real-world emissions reductions. The regulations are only as good … [continued]
