Judge Tosses Minnesota Dealers’ Challenge To California Vehicle Standards

A federal judge in Minnesota has dismissed auto dealers’ challenge to the state’s proposed adoption of California’s vehicle greenhouse gas standards and zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales mandate, ruling in part that federal court is the wrong venue and the claims are unripe because the state’s rules have not been finalized. “The issues presented in this case are not based on final agency action and do not involve a direct and immediate impact on [the Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association’s (MADA)] members’...