Trump wants to roll back auto emission standards—but that means you’ll pay more to fill your gas tank

Trump wants to roll back auto emission standards—but that means you’ll pay more to fill your gas tank

When the Biden administration set new auto emissions standards, it was a landmark climate move; passenger vehicles currently account for more than a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. But the new standards also included fuel efficiency elements that would save drivers money. President Trump has said he wants to roll back both emissions and fuel economy standards, calling the regulations an “EV mandate.” If he does roll those back, drivers…

The case proves once again: in Brussels and Strasbourg, the lobbyists are in charge. Because European and, above all, German car manufacturers have fallen asleep in the use of mobility, the EU's climate use is now being delayed.

The EU Commission wants to give car manufacturers more time to comply with climate rules. Instead of annual compliance with the limit values, companies should be given three years, the authority in Brussels announced. This is intended to avoid any threat of fines.

Car manufacturers should be at least partially relieved. The European Commission is proposing to modify the systems of fines for those who fail to meet emissions targets. Automakers should now report meeting targets over a three-year period, not every year, the European Commission has announced.

With the three-year postponement of the fleet limits for car manufacturers announced by the EU Commission, the extension for the combustion engine is actually already programmed.

Election stalemate likely to sink Coalition threats to dump NVES penalties

The Coalition will need to win the lower house and win over Teal and Greens senators in the upper house to make good on threats that it will hamstring the new vehicle emissions standards. The post Election stalemate likely to sink Coalition threats to dump NVES penalties appeared first on The Driven.