Clean Air Watch
California Air Resources Board Releases EV Charging Station Map
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released an interactive map showing all of the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in California. This map is in accordance with a resolution that was passed by the state legislature directing CARB to create maps of the network…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposes 8% Annual Gains in Fuel Economy
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced regulations this week that will increase the requirements for fuel economy standards to 8 percent per year. This amount was decreased during the Trump administration to just 1.5% per year. This regulation applies to vehicles model years…
Read MorePresident Biden Announces Executive Order on Electric Vehicles
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components President Biden signed an executive order today entitled “Strengthening American Leadership on Clean Cars and Trucks”. This order is meant to serve as a first step toward electrifying the United States vehicle fleet. President Biden signed the order in the company of the three major…
Read MoreElectric Vehicle Charging Station Legislation Introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Congressman Levin (D-Mich) introduced a bill, the Electric Vehicles Freedom Act, that would establish a nationwide network of public electric vehicle charging stations. This legislation is part of a larger push toward electrifying the transportation sector as part of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, which…
Read MoreThe House Committee on Energy and Commerce Holds Hearing on Electric Vehicles
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Energy Subcommittee held a hearing today on “The Clean Future Act: Driving Decarbonization of the Transportation Sector”. The committee members heard testimony from: Amol Phadke, M.S., Ph.D, Staff Scientist and Deputy Department Head, International Energy Analysis Department…
Read MoreNHTSA Proposes Reinstating California Emissions Authority
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The National Highway Transit Safety Administration (NHTSA) is proposing restoring California and other state’s ability to set more stringent limits on greenhouse gas emissions from vehicle tailpipes. California has a waiver under the Clean Air Act that gives the state special regulatory authority in environmental…
Read MoreCoalition of State Governors Ask Biden for Exclusively Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components The twelve governors of California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington sent a letter to President Joe Biden this week urging him to set a zero-emission transportation goal for 2035. In their request, the…
Read MoreBiden Faces Decision in ITC Electric Battery Case
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components President Joe Biden faces a decision this week of whether or not to overturn the International Trade Commission decision that ruled that South Korean battery manufacturer SK Innovation misused trade secrets to gain an unfair competitive decision. In 2019, South Korean battery maker LG…
Read MoreBipartisan Coalition Introduce Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components U.S. Senators Tom Carper (D-Del), Richard Burr (R-NC), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev), and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich) introduced the Securing America’s Clean Fuels Infrastructure Act this morning. This legislation would improve and expand the Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Investment Tax Credit (ITC) (commonly referred to…
Read MoreSen. Feinstein and Sen. Padilla Urge White House to Reinstate California Clean Air Waiver
International Trade Commission Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Alex Padilla (D-CA), sent a letter this week to President Joe Biden pushing the White House to reinstate the California Clean Air Act Waiver. The waiver, which allows California the authority to set independent greenhouse gas and emission standards, was…
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