California, the nation's largest auto market, is seeking to renew an EPA waiver allowing them to set stricter auto tailpipe standards and ZEV (Zero-Emission Vehicle) mandates. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is expected to reissue the waiver under the Clean Air Act, reversing a Trump-era rule that sought to block states from setting these sorts of guidelines.
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia have adopted California's stricter vehicle emissions standards, which account for 1/3 of all light vehicle sales in the United States. Resistance to the waiver renewal claims it would drive manufacturing costs up by creating a patchwork of standards automakers must meet. With the Biden administration's goal of 50% ZEVs sales by 2030, the patchwork may be more uniform than expected.
Telling it like it is - Lots of cool things are patchwork, like quilts… and we cannot think of a second thing…