Prospects For Easing California Vehicle GHG Deal Unlikely, Observers Say

Automakers are unlikely to win significant new regulatory flexibility from the Biden administration beyond California’s greenhouse gas deal with five companies that is already weaker than Obama-era rules, according to early appraisals from observers, amid signs of an ongoing auto sector split over the scope and stringency of future vehicle GHG rules. “How do they maintain credibility if they go weaker?” asks one industry source, citing the balancing act the administration faces between its pledge to pursue ambitious reversals of...