Top Auto Official Sees Vehicle GHG Deal Possible Despite 'Rough' Politics

A key auto industry official is downplaying the substantive differences between the Trump administration, California, automakers and environmentalists on vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy rules, framing the issue as a political problem that could be overcome by parties willing to reach a deal. “We would love to see a negotiated settlement,” Mitch Bainwol, president of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, told reporters alongside a May 8 House Energy & Commerce subcommittee hearing on electric and conventional vehicles. “It is...