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UPDATE: EPA Sends Tailpipe Emissions Proposal to White House for Final Review
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sent its high profile tailpipe rules proposal to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for final review. The proposal’s intended impact is for 67 percent of light-vehicles sold in the United States by 2032 to electric vehicles (EVs). OMB…
Read MoreBiden Admin Awards $623 Million in Grants to Expand EV Charging Infrastructure
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The Biden Administration has announced that it has awarded grants worth a combined $623 million to help expand EV charging infrastructure in the United States. Administered by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the grants are funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which allocated $2.5 billion…
Read MoreUPDATE: U.S. House to Vote on Imported Material Exception for EV Chargers
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The United States House of Representatives plans to vote this week on a resolution that would nullify a rule – finalized by the Federal Highway Administration – that would temporarily waive certain domestic content requirements for electric vehicle (EV) chargers funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of…
Read MoreNHTSA Begins Effort to Require Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in New Cars
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has formally launched an effort to require that drunk or impaired driving prevention technologies come standard in new vehicles. In its advanced notice of proposed rulemaking, the agency requests the public’s input on the information needed to…
Read MoreU.S. Senators Raise Alarm on Alleged Tesla Safety Flaws
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall United States Senators Ed Markey (D-MA) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have sent a letter to Elon Musk following a report from Reuters on Tesla vehicles’ safety flaws. In their letter, the Senators note that, “[t]he report details complaints about suspension connection points, including fore and aft links, and sudden…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Bill would Weaken Federal Insurance Office’s Authority
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall A bill titled the “Insurance Data Protection Act” (S. 3349) introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) would restrict the Federal Insurance Office’s (FIO) ability to collect information directly from insurance companies. It would also rescind the director of FIO’s subpoena authority. Housed in the U.S.…
Read MoreU.S. House Committee Examines Health of Nation’s Small Business Environment
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall Earlier today, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business held its last hearing of the year, titled “A Year in Review: The State of Small Business in America.” The committee heard testimony from four small business owners who described the factors contributing to their companies’ successes and…
Read MoreLiDAR Imports and Exports to and from China Scrutinized by U.S. House Members
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall A bipartisan group of twenty members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to the Secretaries of the Departments of Defense, Commerce, and the Treasury raising concern with light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology imports and exports to and from China. The letter – led by House…
Read MoreProgress Towards Building EV Charging Network using Federal Dollars Varies by State
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed in 2021 allocated $7.5 billion towards building a national EV charging network. Each state assumes responsibility for spending those funds and implementation oversight. As expected, the current status this endeavor varies by state. No EV charger installed using these federal funds are…
Read MoreNJ Approves Zero Emission Vehicles Regulation
NHTSA Issues Takata Air Bag Recall New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) announced last week that the state will move forward with adopting California’s Advanced Clean Cars Rule II. Beginning in 2027, the regulation will require vehicle manufacturers to produce fleets comprised of a certain percentage of electric vehicles, with that percentage growing each year.…
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