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No, several auto makers actually did not want Trump to cut the federal emissions standards, and 4 manufacturers (VW, BMW, Honda, and Ford) made an agreement wit
by GVIrish 7y ago
No, several auto makers actually did not want Trump to cut the federal emissions standards, and 4 manufacturers (VW, BMW, Honda, and Ford) made an agreement with California to meet higher standards than what Trump wanted.
Reason being that they're developing more efficient powertrains for global markets, so going backwards from that just for the US would cause them either to waste money developing different models for the US, or lose market share to companies not attempting to be more fuel efficient.
The Trump DOJ then sued those automakers for antitrust violations for making an agreement with California to meet stricter emissions/fuel economy standards.
- drak0n1c 7y agoOf course the largest most established carmakers would want to keep an effective form of regulatory capture in place. Byzantine and inconsistent regional compliance requirements raise the cost of market entry.
- tzs 7y agoThat seems like a weak argument, because almost everyone trying to enter the car manufacturing market is doing so with electric cars or other low emissions technology, and aren't inconveniences at all by California's emissions requirements.
- RhysU 7y agoHow much does it cost to merely certify a model as compliant?
- tzs 7y agoI'd expect California to use the data from the EPA. The manufacturer already has to submit fuel efficiency and emissions information to the EPA. So it should be free or cheap, since all California would be doing is querying the EPA for the data, then comparing those numbers to whatever California's standard is.