If the Trump administration would be successful at getting rid of California's waiver to set its own vehicle emission standards, then the state says it would have to take even more drastic action -- perhaps cutting off sales to gasoline-powered cars. But California still has the upper hand.
California may roll right over Donald Trump’s attempt to reverse vehicle emission standards. It could even go as far as to ban the traditional combustion engine that runs on gasoline. It’s a response to Trump’s attempt to block California from going its own way mileage rules. What will be the impact onCalifornia has been given a “waiver” and is permitted to set rules and regulations apart from those in the federal government. About 13 other states, meanwhile, are following California’s lead.
Those states want to set aside the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts to weaken clean car rules, saying that the agency has acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” and that it has failed to follow its own regulations, and violated the Clean Air Act. Together, they say that their states represent 43% of the new car market. As a result of that market power, automakers comport to their standards.
Colorado, too, is moving into the fast lane to get more electric vehicles on the road. If the state approves a zero-emissions standard, then 5% of all vehicles sold there need to be either hybrids or fully electric by 2023 — something for which the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission just voted unanimously. The state already offers a $5,000 tax credit on top of the federal tax credit.
Tesla, Volkswagen, Nissan, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, General Motors, Ford and Toyota are among the car companies selling electric vehicles. The phenomenon is driven in large part by declining battery prices and consumer demand, along with tax incentives.
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