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California Tweaks EV Rules for Smaller Carmakers
California has rejected a plea from low-volume carmakers to be spared from a rule requiring them to sell zero-emission vehicles in the state, Automotive News reports.
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California has rejected a plea from low-volume carmakers to be spared from a rule requiring them to sell zero-emission vehicles in the state, Automotive News reports.
But California has agreed to allow the companies Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Subaru and Volvo to earn credits toward the mandate by selling plug-in hybrids instead, Automotive News reports. The companies must begin to comply with the new ruling in 2018.
California currently demands that ZEVs account for 14% of cars and light-duty trucks sold there by major carmakers.
AN notes that smaller producers defined as companies that generate less than $40 billion in worldwide sales per year say their relatively modest product development budgets make it virtually impossible for them to meet the state's requirement.
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