Major automobile manufacturers urge Trump administration, California to restart negotiations over vehicle mileage standards, warning that moving ahead with two sets of standards would create instability in the auto market.
Major automobile manufacturers urged the Trump administration and California on Thursday to restart negotiations over vehicle mileage standards to prevent a lengthy legal battle, warning that moving ahead with two sets of standards would create instability in the auto market.
Instead, the administration is halting the tougher standards at a 2020 requirement that cars achieve 30 miles per gallon of real-word driving. It also wants to take away California's long-held ability to set its own, tougher standards, first granted in 1970 under the Clean Air Act as the state dealt with oppressive smog. Under the Obama rules, though, California and the federal government were on the same page.
The automakers suggested Thursday that the administration consider adopting a standard that's halfway between its latest proposal and what California wants. They also called for a standard that"achieves year-over-year improvements" in fuel economy and facilitates the use of"alternative powertrains," such as electric vehicles.
"We know that reaching an agreement has been challenging, but the stakes are too high and the benefits too important to accept the status quo," they wrote to Newsom.Dan Becker, director of the Center for Auto Safety's Safe Climate Campaign, said the letter shows automakers want weaker standards and more loopholes.
California has"failed to put forward a productive alternative, and we are moving forward to finalize a rule with the goal of promoting safer, cleaner, and more affordable vehicles," said Judd Deere, a White House spokesman.
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