Comment by atomi
8 years ago
Some California cities used to have some of the worst smog in the world. These regulations and exceptions were put in place to curb that. And considering the trade tariffs on some vehicles the difference could be a wash in terms of margin for car manufacturers. What happens to our clean air?
Oh, I agree. I was simply pointing out that as long California has it's stricter emissions rules, it doesn't matter what the EPA regulates since automakers will build to the California market since it is so large.
If they remove the exception for California, now the weaker EPA rules are what automakers can work towards. This probably saves the auto manufacturer money.
If they Trump administration has a defining principle, it's the removal of regulations.