https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/25/climate/automakers-rejecting-trump-pollution-rule-strike-a-deal-with-california.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage
Ford, Honda, Volkswagen Group of America and BMW of North America — have
been holding talks in Sacramento on a plan to move forward with the
standards in California, the nation’s largest auto market.
...
Automakers feared that a mix of state and federal pollution standards
could split the United States’ auto market, forcing them to make and
sell entirely different types of vehicles in different states.
...
Under the terms of the new deal with California, the automakers selling
cars in that state would comply with a slightly looser standard than the
original Obama rule. Instead of reaching an average fuel economy of 52.5
miles per gallon by 2025, they would be required to reach a standard of
about 51 miles per gallon by 2026.
...
California said that the terms of the deal would give automakers an
extra year to improve their fleetwide fuel economy to levels laid out in
the Obama-era plan. The deal would also allow them more leeway in
meeting those standards through other means, like earning credits for
fuel-saving technology.
...
said California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, in a statement. “I now call on
the rest of the auto industry to join us, and for the Trump
administration to adopt this pragmatic compromise instead of pursuing
its regressive rule change. It’s the right thing for our economy, our
people and our planet.”
Some environmental groups criticized the slower pace and expanded
loopholes the deal awarded the automakers. “That means more pollution,
less savings at the pump and a bad precedent for future standards,” said
Daniel Becker, director of the Safe Climate Campaign at the Center for
Auto Safety, a Washington-based nonprofit group.
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