Suppliers Seek 'Robust' Vehicle GHG Standards With Additional 'Flexibility'

摘要

Auto industry suppliers are detailing their call for the Trump administration to embrace "robust" vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards with more flexibility for automakers, urging agencies to formally seek comment on an "advanced technologies flexibility option" that would recognize California's "critical role" in limiting emissions and possibly prevent years of litigation over the program. The call, articulated in a May 17 letter to EPA and Department of Transportation (DOT) officials, is the latest move by auto suppliers who have previously expressed heartburn at the notion of a full-scale legal battle over revisions to the vehicle standards - concerns that were recently heightened by draft Trump administration plans to essentially gut the program after model year 2020. The letter is available on InsideEPA.com. (Doc. ID: 211969) The request from auto suppliers comes just days before an expected meeting between EPA and California officials, amid significant uncertainty on whether it can lead to an agreement that averts a federal-state battle over the program. "As trade associations representing the motor vehicle parts suppliers industry, we are writing to request that you seek comment on a policy option described in this letter," four auto supply groups write in the letter.