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Comment by lph

8 years ago

So we should only have to follow the intersection of all state regulations? That sounds like a great race to the bottom.

No, that's not what I'm saying at all. As the article states, CA has a special exemption to the law. We merely need to set a national standard and have the automakers follow that.

  • The article isn't quite correct there.

    CA only has a by-name carveout for non-public-road vehicles. For cars, they get the same automatically granted formality of a waiver to exceed the standards that any other state can. Indeed, something like 15 other states adhere to the stricter California standard via that process.