Originally Posted By: A_Harman
One problem with the Obama fuel efficiency standards is that they were initiated by executive action, not by Congress, so they can be rescinded just as easily.
Another problem with the Obama fuel efficiency standards is that it was never explained in the regulations how the CO2 emissions standards could be created to force automakers to meet a 54 mpg fuel economy goal without changing the CAFE standards, which Congress must act to change, and they never did. The EPA basically usurped the power when they issued the finding that CO2 is a gas they have the authority to regulate, even though long-standing emissions laws never regulate it.
What needs to happen is the elimination of California's authority to enact their own emissions standards. Then the automakers won't have to develop cars to meet two sets of emissions standards.
Never happen. Kali is now the 5th biggest economy in the world w/o the rest of the US ... Kali has carbon cap and trade with Canada and other w/o the US. CARB will continue down the road as planned. We have laws and guidelines out to 2050 and beyond already in place.
You'all do what you want, but Kali will go it's own way on emissions. Already have a mandate for 2M electric vehicles per year or something like that by 2020 (or maybe 2025, I can't remember ...). Since we are the biggest market, we get to say what sells here. The OEMs will build for this market. Have since 1975.
If Ford and GM don't wanna play, that's OK, everybody else will