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Insights into the latest US regulatory and legislative news
Executive Order on Strengthening American Leadership in Clean Cars and Trucks
On August 5, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Oder that outlines a target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030...

Richard Colley
Aug 17, 20212 min read
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Medium- and Heavy-Duty Truck Fuel Economy
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has released the Phase Two Final Report discussing fuel consumption and GHG emissions for medium-...

Richard Colley
May 21, 20201 min read
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SAFE 2 Final Rule
On March 31, 2020, the SAFE 2 joint final rule was issued by EPA and NHTSA. Per the final rule, the CAFE and CO2 emissions standards...

Richard Colley
Apr 2, 20201 min read
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Automakers Announce New Voluntary Framework with California on Greenhouse Gas Regulations
On July 25, 2019 Ford, Honda, Volkswagen Group of America and BMW of North America announced terms agreed to by the CARB to preserve a...

Richard Colley
Jul 25, 20192 min read
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CARB and Canada agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels
On June 26, 2019, CARB issued a press release announcing that Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and...

Richard Colley
Jun 26, 20191 min read
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CAFE Penalties
On March 27, 2018, NHTSA announced that it is proposing to retain the current civil penalty rate in 49 U.S.C. 32912(b) of $5.50 per tenth...

Richard Colley
Mar 28, 20181 min read
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EPA Tier 3 Certification Fuel Impacts Test Program Report
On January 11, 2018, EPA released a report entitled, " Tier 3 Certification Fuel Impacts Test Program ." The test program discussed in...

Richard Colley
Jan 17, 20181 min read
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Fuel Economy and GHG Performance
On Jan. 11, 2018, EPA issued two annual reports that provide information on fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions from light duty...

Richard Colley
Jan 12, 20181 min read
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Trump’s NHTSA
I am in the regulatory affairs business so every year around this time, I put together a list of NHTSA regulations that I think will be...

Richard Colley
Dec 28, 20163 min read
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Mid-Term Review
On July 18, 2016, NHTSA, EPA, and CARB took the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the National Program for GHG emissions and fuel...

Richard Colley
Jul 30, 20162 min read
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Increased NHTSA Penalties
Increased NHTSA Penalties – On July 5, 2016, NHTSA published an interim final rule in the Federal Register updating the maximum civil...

Richard Colley
Jul 5, 20161 min read
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EPA, DOT Propose Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Richard Colley
Jun 22, 20152 min read
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