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UPDATE: U.S. House to Vote on Imported Material Exception for EV Chargers
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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…
Read MoreNHTSA Begins Effort to Require Impaired Driving Prevention Tech in New Cars
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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…
Read MoreU.S. Senators Raise Alarm on Alleged Tesla Safety Flaws
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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,…
Read MoreU.S. Senate Bill would Weaken Federal Insurance Office’s Authority
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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…
Read MoreU.S. House Committee Examines Health of Nation’s Small Business Environment
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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’…
Read MoreLiDAR Imports and Exports to and from China Scrutinized by U.S. House Members
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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…
Read MoreProgress Towards Building EV Charging Network using Federal Dollars Varies by State
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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…
Read MoreNJ Approves Zero Emission Vehicles Regulation
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation 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…
Read MoreFTC Returns Additional $857K to Those Harmed by Junk Auto Fee Practices
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it is disbursing more than $857,000 cumulatively in its second round of compensatory payments to customers harmed by Napleton Automotive Group’s illegal junk fees and discriminatory practices. Napleton Automotive Group, which is based in Illinois, is the thirteenth largest dealership…
Read MoreNHTSA Withdraws Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Regulatory Proposal
House Committees Schedule Markups on Key Automotive Legislation The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has withdrawn a regulatory proposal that would have required certain vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies in all light-vehicles. In its formal filing declaring its decision to withdraw the regulatory proposal, NHTSA stated that it still believes that, “V2V and other vehicle-to-everything (V2X)…
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