A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit environmental groups filed to block the South Coast Air Quality Management District from tapping two internal banks of emissions reduction credits it created to offset new sources of air pollution (NRDCv. SCAQMD, C.D. Cal., No. CV-08-5403, 7/6/09)...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The country's most populous state could become the first to require a portion of new truck sales be electric or “zero emission” vehicles as California grapples with how to clean up its worst-in-the nation air quality. Home to
Partial ZEV credits will be given to vehicles that have very low tailpipe emissions, all-electric driving capability, integrated advanced componentry; and use inherently clean fuels. Even very clean-burning gasoline vehicles can earn partial ZEV credit. This report describes the methods and ...
A federal waiver under the Clean Air Act allows the state to adopt stronger fuel economy standards than those of the federal government and it has set the precedent for the rest of the country on how to curb vehicle emissions. California's ability to control vehicle emissions has...
Other states, including Colorado, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Washington, have set their own zero-emissions car targets. Carmakers, too, have invested heavily in EV production, putting more than $80 billion toward building new clean vehicles in coming years. That investment, along with ...
maybe that's why no other american states or government agencies have floated gas car bans. but do not count out california, which has a long history of leading on emissions. as federal legislators tussled over the 1963 clean air act, they wrote in provisions allowing the state to create ...
The Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) rule, which was finalized by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in April 2023, will include what the agency calls 'high-priority' fleets beginning Jan. 1, 2025. Those are defined as entities that own, operate, or direct at least one vehicle in Cal...
The rule comes after President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act earlier this month, which provides funding for electric vehicle tax credits and clean vehicle manufacturing facilities. The Biden administration also issued new nationwide limits on tailpipe emissions last year for new cars and...
California must now receive a waiver under the Clean Air Act from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in order to implement the mandate, which the Biden administration has indicated it will approve.
has some clear parallels to the advanced clean cars rule, including its plan to provide credits to auto manufacturers who sell moreelectric vehiclesthan they're required to. However, there are also some key differences that made him more optimistic about the gas car ban's prospects of success....