The state will no longer require some truckers to shift away from diesel semis but hopes that subsidies can keep dreams of pollution-free big rigs alive.
State regulators said the measures would probably have been rejected by the Trump administration and that they would focus on homegrown legal strategies instead.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is expected to roll back many of the rules and subsidies that have attracted billions of dollars from the private sector to renewable energy and electric vehicles.
The Trump administration is expected to revoke the program, setting up a legal clash between the state and federal government.
California and 11 other states want to halt the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. President-elect Donald Trump is expected to try to stop them.
Donald J. Trump promised to erase Biden tailpipe rules that are designed to get carmakers to produce E.V.s. But Detroit wants to keep them.
The Tesla billionaire is a key figure in the president-elect’s orbit. One question is whether his views on climate and clean energy will have any sway.
The latest in a string of ambitious climate regulations aims to clean up the heaviest polluters on the road. But truckers are worried.
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The auto giant lobbied hard against tougher pollution rules. This week, the E.P.A.’s new rules proved favorable to hybrid technology, an area that Toyota dominates.
President Biden’s new rule cutting emissions from vehicle tailpipes has deepened a partisan battle over automotive technology.
The regulations would require automakers to produce more electric vehicles and hybrids by gradually tightening limits on tailpipe pollution.
New Biden administration auto rules will ease requirements compared to an earlier proposal but will still add to market pressure for cheaper electric vehicles.
Here’s what the rule is, and what it’s not: A ban on gas cars.
The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.
The Biden administration is spending billions to transform how Americans use and consume energy. How can we make that process more equitable?
The E.P.A.’s plan is “neither reasonable nor achievable,” the lobbying group said, using strong language in the face of the urgency to cut planet-warming emissions from vehicles.
Corn ethanol and soy biodiesel accelerate food inflation and global hunger, but they’re also a disaster for the climate and the environment.
El gobierno estadounidense quiere que, para 2032, dos tercios de todos los autos nuevos vendidos en el país sean vehículos de cero emisiones.
The administration’s push to supercharge E.V. sales must now surmount resistance from manufacturers and consumers as well as likely legal challenges.