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Carmakers Will Urge Moderation in Emissions and Fuel Rules
Auto industry leaders called to a May 11 meeting at the White House will urge a moderate approach to regulatory change that avoids chaos in the marketplace, Automotive News says.
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Auto industry leaders called to a May 11 meeting at the White House will urge a moderate approach to regulatory change that avoids chaos in the marketplace, Automotive News says.
Carmakers asked the Trump administration a year ago for relief from a plan that would dramatically lower carbon dioxide emissions and raise fuel economy targets between the 2022 and 2025 model years. AN says manufacturers were hoping to stretch out the timetable and win more flexibility in how they comply with the rules.
Instead, the White House is floating a plan to simply freeze standards two years from now at 2020 levels. Carmakers fear that doing so will trigger years of litigation and create a split market in which California and several other states enforce the original standards anyway.
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers says it will urge the White House to find a compromise that avoids lawsuits and maintains a single nationwide set of regulations.
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