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California still wants EPA waiver to set emissions standards until 2012

Even though Obama's new national CAFE standards will lean on the stricter California standards for support and there was broad agreement that a national standard of this type is the right way to move forward, the devilish details could still cause a disagreement or two. Problem One is that the new CAFE rules don't start affecting new cars until the 2012 model year. Problem Two is that the whole EPA waiver thing has not yet been decided. While California will back down once the 2012 models are here, that state has announced that it still wants ... Read more →

Arizona's new governor may abandon California greenhouse gas rules Sam Abuelsamid

California CO₂ law has gaping loopholes for imports Sam Abuelsamid

Ford's Mark Fields wants more flex-fuel, less California regulations Sam Abuelsamid

Ford's President of the Americas, Mark Fields, wants the company to build more E85 capable flex-fuel vehicles but he doesn't want to have to deal with state level fuel economy or carbon dioxide ...

Automakers must present CO2 emissions data in public, judge says Sebastian Blanco

Automotive News says that despite a request from the auto industry, U.S. District Judge William Sessions of Vermont ruled last week that he is unwilling to allow automakers the chance to present ...

California still wants EPA waiver to set emissions standards until 2012 6 months ago on Autoblog Green

Arizona's new governor may abandon California greenhouse gas rules 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

There may soon be one less state that uses California's carbon dioxide emissions standards for motor vehicles: Arizona. Before leaving office, former governor Janet Napolitano (D) issued an executive order requiring the state's Department of Environmental Quality to adopt the rules that would ...

California CO₂ law has gaping loopholes for imports 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The state of California has made a lot of noise about their attempts to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide from cars and effectively increase fuel efficiency requirements. Big carmakers have been fighting the rules because they want a single national standard to deal with. However, there may be ...

Ford's Mark Fields wants more flex-fuel, less California regulations 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ford's President of the Americas, Mark Fields, wants the company to build more E85 capable flex-fuel vehicles but he doesn't want to have to deal with state level fuel economy or carbon dioxide regulations. The former should be no surprise as every car and truck so equipped gets a credit of 1.2mpg ...

Automakers must present CO2 emissions data in public, judge says 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Automotive News says that despite a request from the auto industry, U.S. District Judge William Sessions of Vermont ruled last week that he is unwilling to allow automakers the chance to present evidence of greenhouse gas emissions in a non-public way during an upcoming trial. Sessions told AN that ...

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