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Trump's Attempt To Rollback Fuel Efficiency Standards Is Blowing Up In His Face: Report
What in the world is he talking about this time?
My proposal to the politically correct Automobile Companies would lower the average price of a car to consumers by more than $3000, while at the same time making the cars substantially safer. Engines would run smoother. Very little impact on the environment! Foolish executives!
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ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE
Trump's Attempt To Rollback Fuel Efficiency Standards Is Blowing Up In His Face: Report
Justin T. Westbrook
Yesterday 2:30pm
The Trump Administration’s attempts to scale back Obama-era fuel efficiency and emissions regulations isn’t going smoothly lately, with much of the auto industry rejecting the proposal, the State of California ignoring the proposal, and even the EPA is reportedly struggling to scientifically justify said proposal. ... Other than that, things seem fine.
New details of just how disorganized and dysfunctional President Trump’s plan to dramatically scale back regulations enacted by the previous administration have been reported by the New York Times, and things apparently are getting very sloppy.
BMW, Ford, Honda, and Volkswagen voluntarily agreed to a compromise proposal with the State of California last month, effectively ignoring the federal government’s plans and instead recognizing California’s legal right to establish its own emissions regulations, which at least 12 other U.S. states currently also comply with. That compromise deal essentially delays the Obama-era regulation deadline by one year to 2026.
The news now is that Mercedes-Benz is reportedly expected to join those four automakers in publicly and voluntarily agreeing to the compromise, along with another, confusingly anonymous automaker the Times mysteriously granted anonymity to, according to the report:
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The reason may have something to do with there being no legitimate backing to Trump’s proposed rollback, again from the Times report:
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Trump's Attempt To Rollback Fuel Efficiency Standards Is Blowing Up In His Face: Report
Justin T. Westbrook
Yesterday 2:30pm
The Trump Administration’s attempts to scale back Obama-era fuel efficiency and emissions regulations isn’t going smoothly lately, with much of the auto industry rejecting the proposal, the State of California ignoring the proposal, and even the EPA is reportedly struggling to scientifically justify said proposal. ... Other than that, things seem fine.
New details of just how disorganized and dysfunctional President Trump’s plan to dramatically scale back regulations enacted by the previous administration have been reported by the New York Times, and things apparently are getting very sloppy.
BMW, Ford, Honda, and Volkswagen voluntarily agreed to a compromise proposal with the State of California last month, effectively ignoring the federal government’s plans and instead recognizing California’s legal right to establish its own emissions regulations, which at least 12 other U.S. states currently also comply with. That compromise deal essentially delays the Obama-era regulation deadline by one year to 2026.
The news now is that Mercedes-Benz is reportedly expected to join those four automakers in publicly and voluntarily agreeing to the compromise, along with another, confusingly anonymous automaker the Times mysteriously granted anonymity to, according to the report:
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The reason may have something to do with there being no legitimate backing to Trump’s proposed rollback, again from the Times report:
At the same time, staff members at the Environmental Protection Agency and Transportation Department, which are writing the rule, say they are struggling to assemble a coherent technical and scientific analysis required by law to implement a rule change of this scope.
Several analyses by academics and consumer advocates have questioned administration’s claim of benefits to the public. An Aug. 7 report by Consumer Reports concluded that Mr. Trump’s proposed rollback would cost consumers $460 billion between vehicle model years 2021 and 2035, an average of $3,300 more per vehicle, in car prices and gasoline purchases. It also found the rollback would increase the nation’s oil consumption by 320 billion gallons.
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PRESS RELEASE
Consumer Reports: Rolling back fuel economy standards will do nothing to improve traffic safety, and will be very costly for American consumers
August 7, 2019
FACT SHEET 1.0 MB
SUMMARY FOR MEDIA & POLICYMAKERS 1.3 MB
REPORT: ‘The Un-SAFE Rule’ 622.0 KB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports, the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, today released an analysis showing that American consumers will lose about $460 billion dollars in fuel savings in the coming years if the federal government goes forward with plans to roll back the nation’s fuel economy and emissions standards for new cars and light-duty trucks.
The rollback was just submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review within the White House, suggesting the proposal may soon be finalized.
Even though the basis for the rollback proposal is purportedly to improve highway traffic safety, and thus named the “SAFE Rule” by federal agencies, this analysis by Consumer Reports (CR) finds that freezing fuel economy and emissions standards would not improve safety.
The negative financial impact, and the effects on traffic safety, were calculated using conservative projections, and are just two of several important conclusions reached in CR’s new study, The Un-SAFE Rule: How a Fuel Economy Rollback Costs Americans Billions in Fuel Savings and Does Not Improve Safety.
Key findings include:
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Media Contact: Adam Winer, adam.winer@consumer.org, 202-462-6262 x7444
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Consumer Reports: Rolling back fuel economy standards will do nothing to improve traffic safety, and will be very costly for American consumers
August 7, 2019
FACT SHEET 1.0 MB
SUMMARY FOR MEDIA & POLICYMAKERS 1.3 MB
REPORT: ‘The Un-SAFE Rule’ 622.0 KB
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Consumer Reports, the nonprofit consumer advocacy organization, today released an analysis showing that American consumers will lose about $460 billion dollars in fuel savings in the coming years if the federal government goes forward with plans to roll back the nation’s fuel economy and emissions standards for new cars and light-duty trucks.
The rollback was just submitted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for review within the White House, suggesting the proposal may soon be finalized.
Even though the basis for the rollback proposal is purportedly to improve highway traffic safety, and thus named the “SAFE Rule” by federal agencies, this analysis by Consumer Reports (CR) finds that freezing fuel economy and emissions standards would not improve safety.
The negative financial impact, and the effects on traffic safety, were calculated using conservative projections, and are just two of several important conclusions reached in CR’s new study, The Un-SAFE Rule: How a Fuel Economy Rollback Costs Americans Billions in Fuel Savings and Does Not Improve Safety.
Key findings include:
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Media Contact: Adam Winer, adam.winer@consumer.org, 202-462-6262 x7444
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