STATE ACTION MAY INCREASE MOMENTUM FOR ADOPTING ZEV STANDARDS

Pennsylvania, Illinois and Maine are joining the growing number of states considering adopting California's standards for zero emissions vehicles (ZEV), prompting optimism among state officials and activists that states will create an unstoppable momentum to require clean vehicles throughout most of the country. But automakers vow they will lobby intensely against state attempts to get more low-to-zero emission vehicles on the market. Pennsylvania and Illinois join the ranks of Washington, Oregon, Maryland, New Jersey, Maine and New Hampshire, where state...