Fuels Sector Groups Target EPA’s ‘Fleetwide’ Auto GHG Rule Structure

A broad coalition of liquid fuels interests is asserting that EPA’s long-standing practice of allowing automakers to comply with its vehicle greenhouse gas standards via fleetwide averaging violates the Clean Air Act, at least to the extent the approach encourages electric vehicle (EV) sales. The text and structure of the Clean Air Act “require that emission standards under section 202(a) apply to all vehicles individually , not manufacturers' fleets on average,” the fuels groups contend in their Nov. 3 opening...