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US eases emissions rules, reshaping EV plans and car designs
The Trump administration’s rollback of federal vehicle emissions rules is already influencing how automakers design future models, with changes likely reaching drivers over time. By repealing the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding and removing penalties
President Donald Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced Feb. 12 that the administration was rescinding its own endangerment finding that set the legal limits on the amount of pollutants a vehicle can emit.
Changes to US policies around transportation emissions and the future of the electric vehicle industry have broad implications on the US automotive industry, vehicle affordability, and international competition.
The Trump administration’s repeal of the endangerment finding that allows EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions throws another complicated factor into ongoing lawsuits over vehicle emissions standards,
The automotive package limits technological neutrality, while the Industrial Accelerator Act will hinder exports, CEO Oliver Zipse argues.
Electric vehicles. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News (Feb. 2016). Customers have embraced electric vehicles; policy changes may decrease that interest but will not eliminate it. Carlin Stiehl/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Alan Jenn, University of California ...