The Trump administration is aiming to revoke California's waiver allowing it to set stricter emissions standards for vehicles, potentially impacting the future of electric vehicles nationwide. This move, which is currently in the form of an executive order, could lead to a legal battle as California insists on upholding its regulations.
The permission, in the form of a federal “waiver,” should extend well beyond California’s borders. Seventeen other states have said they would follow California’s lead on stricter emissions standards, with 11 targeting the 2035 gas car phase-out. Together, these states account for more than 40 percent of US new light-duty vehicle registrations. Or maybe not.
The state’s aggressive stance towards climate regulation would require automakers lagging on electrification to race to catch up. Toyota, for example, has argued that consumers aren’t ready for battery electrics, and followed a strategy that has seen the automaker churn out more hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles. Last year, an executive for Toyota Motor North America said the California rules “look impossible.
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