Wed, February 12, 2025
Tue, February 11, 2025
Mon, February 10, 2025
Sun, February 9, 2025
Sat, February 8, 2025
Fri, February 7, 2025
Thu, February 6, 2025
Wed, February 5, 2025
Tue, February 4, 2025
Mon, February 3, 2025
Sun, February 2, 2025
Sat, February 1, 2025
Fri, January 31, 2025
Thu, January 30, 2025

Current Climate: Does Cutting Clean Car Rules Help Consumers?

  Copy link into your clipboard //automotive-transportation.news-articles.net/co .. does-cutting-clean-car-rules-help-consumers.html
  Print publication without navigation Published in Automotive and Transportation on by Forbes
          🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication 🞛 This publication contains editorial commentary or bias from the source
In this week's Current Climate newsletter, rolling back vehicle efficiency rules; GM makes big moves with affordable EVs; creating lower-cost batteries
The article from Forbes, published on February 3, 2025, discusses the implications of the Biden administration's decision to roll back some of the stringent clean car rules initially set to combat climate change. The rollback, influenced by political pressures and industry lobbying, aims to ease the financial burden on consumers by reducing the cost of compliance for automakers, which could theoretically lower vehicle prices. However, critics argue that this move might slow down the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), potentially undermining long-term environmental benefits and consumer savings on fuel and maintenance. The article explores the debate over whether these regulatory changes truly benefit consumers or if they favor the automotive industry at the expense of environmental progress. It also touches on the broader implications for U.S. climate policy, the automotive market's direction, and the potential for increased pollution if EV adoption rates decrease.

Read the Full Forbes Article at:
[ https://www.forbes.com/sites/alanohnsman/2025/02/03/current-climate-does-cutting-clean-car-rules-help-consumers/ ]