{"id":138576,"date":"2019-07-30T15:04:59","date_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thedetroitbureau.com\/?p=138576"},"modified":"2019-07-30T15:04:59","modified_gmt":"2019-07-30T19:04:59","slug":"colorado-next-state-to-bypass-trump-and-make-deal-with-automakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/2019\/07\/colorado-next-state-to-bypass-trump-and-make-deal-with-automakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Next State to Bypass Trump and Make Deal with Automakers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Colorado became the second state in the last week to make a deal directly with automakers to ensure tougher fuel economy and emissions standards are followed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the Trump administration prepares to formally move on its plans to cut the federal mileage and emissions standards, the move could become moot as more states work out deals of their own with the auto industry.<\/p>\n

Colorado is the latest to strike a deal with automakers, following California\u2019s move last week. On Monday, Colorado formalized a deal to adopt California’s zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements after earlier talks had ended without a deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis agreement will ensure that Coloradans have access to the range of clean car choices that are increasingly available to consumers in other states,\u201d said Colorado Transportation Department Executive Director Shoshana Lew.<\/p>\n

(Four Automakers Sidestep Trump, Make Fuel Economy Deal with CARB)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

This time, General Motors, Volkswagen, Toyota and Hyundai agreed to terms on the program that starts with 2023 model-year vehicles. The deal permits automakers\u2019 electric vehicle sales to earn them creditors toward the overall goals.<\/p>\n

The program requires manufacturers to produce and deliver for sale a certain number of zero emission vehicles. The deal follows the path established by California\u2019s deal with Ford, Honda, Volkswagen and BMW last week. Both were driven by the auto industry\u2019s desire to have some clarity about the standards.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration delayed its plans to implement a more lax standard about four weeks ago. There had been some rumblings it was prepared to move forward on the lesser rules, as well as eliminating California\u2019s ability to set its own mandates, in recent days. However, for now, the administration is still spinning its wheels.<\/p>\n

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Automakers made a deal with Colorado, in part, because of its commitment to EV infrastructure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThe Trump Administration believes strongly in a national fuel standard that promotes safer, cleaner, and more affordable vehicles. The Federal government, not a single state, should set this standard,\u201d White House spokesman Judd Deere told Bloomberg in an emailed statement. \u201cWe are moving forward to finalize a rule for the benefit of all Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mary Nichols, who heads up the California Air Resources Board, said last week she hoped that the deal California reached would be seen as an olive branch by the Trump administration rather than the state thumbing its nose at Trump, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n

However, the it seems it was taken as a slight by the EPA, at least.<\/p>\n

(Automakers Push Back on Trump Plans to Relax Mileage Rules)<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s announcement from CARB has no impact on EPA\u2019s regulation of greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act,\u201d Michael Abboud, an EPA spokesman, said in an email to Bloomberg. \u201cThis voluntary framework is a PR stunt that does nothing to further the one national standard that will provide certainty and relief for American consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n

NHTSA officials added that work continues on a final rule with which all companies must comply.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, the 18 states that said they would fight the Trump administration\u2019s attempt to weaken the regulations saw another \u2013\u00a0Colorado \u2013 charge ahead with plans to ensure it gets the higher standard it desires. It did so by compromising with automakers and meeting some of their needs, such as infrastructure and a more moderate time frame for improvements.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of this was made possible by the fact that Colorado has one of the highest adoption rates of electric vehicles in the country as well as the largest electric vehicle incentives for consumers to buy or lease a ZEV,\u201d said the\u00a0Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers\u00a0and the\u00a0Association of Global Automakers in a joint statement.<\/p>\n

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Now Colorado and California have set up deals with eight different automakers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The two groups represent nearly all of the automakers selling vehicles in the U.S. They noted the deal came together in part because the automakers saw the commitment from the state to ensure there would be a viable infrastructure for EVs.<\/p>\n

\u201cColorado also has an expanding electric charging infrastructure, which will grow over the coming years based on legislation that was enacted earlier this year. Additionally, it is very helpful that the state has committed to developing a clean transportation plan to support the increased adoption and sale of ZEVs, including the state\u2019s commitment to increase the number of ZEVs in its fleet of vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

(Trump Administration Rejects Carmakers Pleas on Emissions)<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s new rule must now be approved by the state’s Air Quality Control Commission at a meeting later this month.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As the Trump administration prepares to formally move on its plans to cut the federal mileage and emissions standards, the move could become moot as more states work out deals of their own with the auto industry. Colorado is the latest to take that step. Find out what’s next at TheDetroitBureau.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4389,"featured_media":136716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,5,10,13,9],"tags":[],"make":[58,64,111,113],"post-state":[],"category_old":[118,150,151,123,142,155,299,152,243,154,236,132,125,297,121,139,206,278,288,232],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138576"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4389"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138576"},{"taxonomy":"make","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/make?post=138576"},{"taxonomy":"post-state","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post-state?post=138576"},{"taxonomy":"category_old","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedetroitbureau.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/category_old?post=138576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}