wonder why this is a big deal
I wonder where these people have been.
For a long time auto makers had dual production...one for the country and one for california emissions.
If auto makers want to follow california standards...bless their hearts...
I did a search and it looks like the deal happened July 25. Google has pages of the news that day. I only found one that really dealt with facts.
EPA Dismisses California’s Emission Compromise With Automakers
July 25, 2019
Four major automakers reached a compromise with California’s clean-air regulator to boost fuel efficiency, a move the Trump administration dismissed as a “PR stunt” that wouldn’t affect its plans to ease mileage requirements enacted during the Obama administration
The compromise with California gives participating automakers some relief starting in model year 2022 by easing the pace of annual efficiency gains currently required under the California Air Resources Board’s regulations on tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions, and extends the program by one year through 2026. Automakers will also receive additional compliance credits for selling electric vehicles under the plan, among other revisions, the state’s air pollution regulator said.
In a joint statement, the automakers said the pact with California “will provide our companies much-needed regulatory certainty by allowing us to meet both federal and state requirements with a single national fleet, avoiding a patchwork of regulations while continuing to ensure meaningful greenhouse gas emissions reductions.”
Today’s announcement from CARB has no impact on EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act,” Michael Abboud, an EPA spokesman, said in an email. “This voluntary framework is a PR stunt that does nothing to further the one national standard that will provide certainty and relief for American consumers.”
In the statement, NHTSA said work continues on a final rule with which all companies must comply.
Automakers for months have urged the Trump administration to moderate its rollback, fearing a lengthy legal battle over California’s regulatory powers would throw the critical standards into uncertainty for years. Those efforts have had little sway so far on the White House, which rejected a plea by 17 carmakers last month to work out a compromise with California.
The companies also want to avoid a split market — with federal mileage requirements in most states and more stringent rules in more than a dozen states that adhere to California’s standards. The states that follow California standards account for more than a third of all U.S. auto sales.
....I don’t see anything else on it until now, with Gavin taunting Trump with NYT article, which Forbes picked up.
So my guess is media helping Gavin get the attention of his and other Democrat’s failures.