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BREAKING NEWS from The
Energy Marketers of America
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December 18, 2024
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EPA APPROVAL OF CALIFORNIA EV MANDATE DEFIES CLEAR VOTER REJECTION
Wednesday,
December 18, 2024
- The Energy Marketers
of America today
criticized the U.S.
Environmental Protection
Agency’s approval of two
Clean Air Act waivers to
California, enabling the
State to implement its
Advanced Clean Cars II
(ACC II) electric
vehicle mandate for
light-duty vehicles and
a low-nitrogen oxide
regulation for
heavy-duty vehicles and
engines. Under ACC II,
California is requiring
35 percent of all
vehicles sold in the
State in 2026 to be zero
emissions, increasing to
68 percent in 2030 and
to 100 percent in 2035.
Some twelve states said
that they will follow
the ACC II mandates,
even though EV sales in
these jurisdictions are
lagging.
“The
Biden Administration’s
parting gift to
California constitutes
bad faith based on last
month’s election results
to preserve Americans’
rights to vehicle
choice,” said EMA
President Rob Underwood.
“California’s misguided
approach, clearly
rejected by voters
across the country, will
only raise costs for
consumers and limit
their choices, including
products provided by
energy marketers. The
incoming Trump
administration and new
Congress should move
rapidly to rescind these
unpopular waivers,”
Underwood added.
EMA will continue to
pursue, along with other
organizations and
states, its ongoing
legal challenges to
California’s Advance
Clean Cars I (ACC I) and
EPA’s tailpipe emission
standards. The U.S.
Supreme Court said last
week that it would
consider EMA and other
petitioners’ standing to
bring the ACC I
challenge. EMA and the
other groups contend
that California’s
vehicle mandates and
EPA’s standards exceed
constitutional and
statutory authority. |
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