Greater LA
California and four automakers reach climate deal to bypass Trump
After more than a month of negotiations, the California Air Resources Board and Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen have agreed to reach a fuel economy standard of about 50 miles per gallon by the year 2026.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 1 min readAfter more than a month of negotiations, the California Air Resources Board and Ford, BMW, Honda and Volkswagen have agreed to reach a fuel economy standard of about 50 miles per gallon by the year 2026. They're bypassing the Trump administration's efforts to roll back stricter regulations put in place by Barack Obama.
Steve Chiotakis
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Ann Carlson
professor of environmental law, founding director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA