Alliance for Automotive Innovation issued the following statement on EPA approval of California’s Advanced Clean Cars II waiver.
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John Bozzella, president and CEO, Alliance for Automotive Innovation said:
“This was an expected development. And we expect President Trump will revoke the waiver in 2025.
“We’ve said the country should have a single, national standard to reduce carbon in transportation, but the question about the general authority of California to establish a vehicle emissions program – and for other states to follow that program – is ultimately something for policymakers and the courts to sort out.
“Our concerns:
“First, California’s Advanced Clean Cars II is an actual electrification sales mandate and ultimately a ban on the sale of new gas-powered vehicles.
“Second, most of the states that follow California are NOT ready for these requirements. Achieving the sales mandates under current market realities will take a miracle. There needs to be balance and some states should exit the program.
“Third, automakers can produce electrified vehicles, but there’s a huge gap between these EV sales mandates and a customer’s (reasonable) expectation they can still choose what kind of vehicle to drive.”
