Reports that DaimlerChrysler AG's Chrysler united joined General Motors Corp. in suing to try to block California regulators from requiring auto makers to sell nonpolluting electric cars in the state.EBSCO_bspWall Street Journal Eastern Edition...
"This rule had the opportunity to really set the path for lower-income households to have increased access and affordability (for) electric vehicles, but it missed the mark," said Roman Partida-Lopez, legal counsel for transportation equity with The Greenlining Institute. Instead, car companies w...
WASHINGTON (AP) — TheEnvironmental Protection Agencyon Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed atbanning salesof new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try to reve...
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who often touts California's leadership on climate policy, has cited theadvanced clean-cars ruleas a key accomplishment. Major automakers support the state standards “and California is hitting our goals years ahead of schedule,”Newsom said earlier this year. “We...
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, who often touts California’s leadership on climate policy, has cited the advanced clean-cars rule as a key accomplishment. Major automakers support the state standards “and California is hitting our goals years ahead of schedule,...
Last year,California’s battery-electric vehicle (BEV) sales also made up around one-third of all U.S. BEV sales, as led byTesla. Passed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the California ban also includes a gradual phase-out of gas vehicles set to begin in 2026, for which...
Micheli said he has also seen a rise in state agency rule-making, which motivates those in support of or against regulations to lobby: “Some of these regulatory bodies, like the Air Resources Board — the number of regulations that they’re undertaking and their significance has been growing...
The rule, issued by the California Air Resources Board on Thursday, will force automakers to speed up production of cleaner vehicles beginning in 2026 until sales of only zero-emission cars, pickup trucks and SUVs are allowed in the state. The unanimous vote comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom set...
rule lowering emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and off-road vehicles.The stricter rules would also set interim quotas for zero-emission vehicles. Starting with 2026 models, 35% of new cars, SUVs and small pickups sold in California would be required to be zero-emission vehicles, with...
LEE: The ultimate goal is to decarbonize the transportation sector. That means passenger vehicles, freight vehicles; that means ships, airplanes. California's rule is certainly a positive step, but what's interesting is that more and more consumers are asking forelectric cars. Demand outdistances...