Automakers Object To CARB GHG Limits As ‘Backstop’ For Federal Volatility

Automakers are raising substantial concerns about the California Air Resources Board’s (CARB) preliminary proposal to amend its clean car regulations for model years 2026-35, including greenhouse gas standards for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and efforts to partially align the rules with EPA’s pending national standards. Environmental and public-health groups, in contrast, are strongly supporting the plan that they say would serve as a critical backstop against the possibility of future volatility in federal standards. “CARB has adopted a [zero-emission...