So CA isn't allowed to set its own emissions standards anymore?
Where are the states' rights people on this one?
Where are the states' rights people on this one?
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negative.Were automakers complaining?
Nothing is stopping auto makers from making more efficient cars.negative.
they were, however, complaining about the Trump administration
rolling back the CAFE standards
you gotta wonder what the motivation for a move like this when
even the manufacturers don't want the regs relaxed.
Automakers snub Trump to side with climate crisis, says Obama-era official
Companies are considering years of regulatory uncertainty when aligning with California’s mileage standards dealwww.theguardian.com
and, yet, when they chose to disregard the relaxed standards inNothing is stopping auto makers from making more efficient cars.
Making cars more efficient doesn't make money, it costs money.Nothing is stopping auto makers from making more efficient cars.
What is the basis of the suit?and, yet, when they chose to disregard the relaxed standards in
pursuit of greater efficiency, they were hit with an anti-trust lawsuit
by the justice department...
Ok, so no lawsuit exists. DOJ (according to “a source”) is looking into whether anti-trust laws were broken when auto makers colluded to all do the same things in regard to emissions.automaker antitrust probe - Google Search
www.google.com
Yes, that’s WHY he granted the wavier. But there would be no need for such a wavier if CA had the legal right to act on its own, which it did not.yes, correct, a suit was NOT filed, but they are being investigated for cartel'in
I think Obama granted the waiver because he knew California would be the tail
that wagged the dog, allowing him to get more stringent standards nationally
than he would have been otherwise able to negotiate outright.
Dirty little secret, weed is still illegal in all 50 states.That's the way it's been with weed laws and releasing certain convicts from prison. The states do their thing and it eventually catches on at the federal level.
Can't wait until we find out the real reason behind this push to relax emissions standards, whatever the reason may be.This is literally Trump ignoring the free market...
Trump says automakers are 'crazy' to side with California. They don't need another fight
Trump wants to dump Obama-era emissions regulations. Auto industry seeks regulatory certainty to guide future investment.www.latimes.com
California Signs Deal With Automakers To Produce Fuel-Efficient Cars
The agreement is different from plans expected to be announced by the Trump administration that would weaken national emissions standards.www.npr.org