General Motors has agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards. According to the automaker, this will make GM vehicles eligible to purchase the California government fleet.
These statements were made in a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom that was first shared with Detroit News. GM said in the letter that it is “committed to complying with California regulations.”
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GM initially supported the Trump administration’s effort to strip California of its ability, under the Clean Air Act, to set emissions standards that are harsher than federal standards. GM only its defiant pause reached California’s clean air standards in November 2020, after state results verified President Biden’s win.
Polls have been suggested that its opposition to California’s rules has cost it reputation and sales. In November 2019, California said it planned to stop all fleet purchases from GM and other automakers – including Toyota – that supported then-President Trump in the gas war. waste.
GM asked last June for a “compliance roadmap“in the federal rules and voiced support for California’s rules for the first time. The automaker has outlined a path that will see national standards through 2026 not coincide with lax rules. Trump era or stricter Obama-era rules, but with voluntary agreements that automakers have reached. California in 2019 and 2020.
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GM has suggested that at the time, California’s ambitious goals could be adopted across the country. The state plans to end sales of most new internal combustion passenger vehicles by 2035, but the Biden administration has yet to accomplish a similar national goal.
Federal rules passed for fleet emissions and fuel economy will require more electric vehicle sales, but a forecast of about 8% of electric vehicles nationwide by 2026 to comply still means California is in the lead.
GM said a year ago that it is “ambitious” to remove smoke exhausts from its new light vehicles by 2035. Across the industry, automakers have discussed the goal. 40% EV by 2030, including battery electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel cells, and plug-in hybrids.
