And he's walking
back clean car standards aimed at reducing carbon emissions and getting our families more miles per gallon on the road.
Take action now and tell the Big Three auto makers — Chrysler, Ford, and GM — that moms and dads want them to
support clean car standards and stand up for our children's health and future.
Just ask Board Chair Bill Ford and President and CEO Jim Hackett, who recently wrote: «We support
increasing clean car standards through 2025 and are not asking for a rollback.»
Buying a vehicle meeting these
new clean car standards would increase a car buyer's monthly payment compared to today's average new vehicle, but the monthly fuel savings would more than offset the additional cost (by about $ 40 per month, on average).
Twelve states, representing a third of the U.S. auto market, have
adopted clean car standards to reduce global warming pollution from vehicles — and even more are considering doing so.
«This phalanx of states will defend the nation's
clean car standards to boost gas mileage and curb toxic air pollution.»
The clean car standards were created with the input and support of the US auto industry just a few years ago.
Tell Chrysler, Ford, and GM that moms and dads want them to support
clean car standards and stand up for our children's health and future.
ASP decries the Administration's decision to roll back
the clean car standards.
And, in 2009, Florida adopted California's
Clean Car Standard, which calls for a 30 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in new vehicles by 2016.
The WCI also requires participants to implement California's
Clean Car Standard, and recommends other policies and best practices that states and provinces can adopt to achieve regional goals for cutting emissions.
There is an old adage, «you need to spend money to save money,» and it's true that making our cars meet
a clean car standard of about 50 mpg will moderately increase the price of a vehicle.
It's up to us EV drivers to tell Pruitt that there is a thriving and growing market for clean cars today, and the technology is there to help automakers meet
these clean car standards.
It's imperative that EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson be reminded that the U.S. public is awaiting a decision and that he has the responsibility to unconditionally approve
the clean car standards waiver.
Despite overwhelming public support for the waiver, in the next few weeks, the EPA may attempt to quietly introduce conditions that would undermine states» ability to implement
their clean car standards.
In a statement today, Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune said, «Pruitt's decision to side with Ford and the Auto Alliance rather than the overwhelming majority of Americans who want
these clean car standards should come as no surprise as this is an administrator who focuses solely on what's best for corporate polluters, not the public.»