WASHINGTON – Five automakers included Ford Motor Co, Volkswagen AG and Honda’s motobike Motor Co on Tuesday supported the efforts of President Joe Biden’s government to restore California’s ability to set its own rigorous standards for zero-emissions pipelines and vehicles.
Joined by BMW car AG and Volvo Cars, automakers filed in court in favor of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the decision to restore power was revoked under former President Donald Trump.
Last month, a group of 17 states filed an objection to the EPA’s decision in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, while California and 19 other U.S. states and the District of Columbia supported reinstatement. exemption.
In July 2019, Ford, Honda, VW and BMW signed a voluntary agreement with California to reduce the number of vehicles emissions less stringent than the rules passed previously under the former President Barack Obama but higher than Trump’s setback. Volvo enters the deal in 2020.
17 states have agreed to adopt California’s exhaust emissions regulations, and 15 have supported the state’s zero-emission vehicle requirements.
The EPA in March restored the right of waiver under the Clear Terms Air The bill was given to California in 2013. The agency also rejected a Trump-era decision to bar other states from adopting Sacramento exhaust pipes. emission standards.
Biden has set a target of 50% of new car sales being electric or plug-in electric by 2030, but has not confirmed phasing out gasoline-powered car sales on any specific date.
EPA in December completed new vehicle The emissions rules reinstate the goals Trump has fulfilled and call for a 28.3% reduction in vehicle emissions through 2026.
In February 2021, Toyota Motor Corp, Fiat Chrysler (now Stellantis) and other major automakers joined Synthetic engine in dropping support for Trump’s effort to ban California from setting its own zero-emission vehicle regulations.
Governor Gavin Newsom said last month California would “stand with the federal government in defending against these radical efforts to advance … California’s clean transportation future.”
