GOP States Outline Legal Arguments Against DOE’s Retained EV Incentive

GOP-led states are detailing legal arguments against the Department of Energy’s (DOE) rule that reduces the estimated fuel economy benefit of electric vehicles (EV) more slowly than proposed, arguing that officials’ decision to temporarily retain an EV incentive has no basis in law and that DOE committed “numerous other legal errors.” The arguments, outlined in a May 31 opening brief in State of Iowa, et al., v. Jennifer Granholm, et al ., come even as five Republican senators are pressing...