Valero Broadens Claim That Looming EPA Vehicle Rule Is An EV ‘Mandate’

The oil refiner Valero Energy Corp. is expanding upon claims by liquid fuels makers that EPA’s soon-to-be-finalized multi-pollutant standards for passenger vehicles are effectively an electric vehicle (EV) mandate, pushing back against prior modeling by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) that claims automakers could comply without any EVs. The company’s pitch, in March 11 supplemental comments to EPA, underscores an ongoing battle about whether EPA’s model year 2027-2032 standards -- as well as current vehicle greenhouse gas standards -- is...