California still hopes for fuel economy compromise
Source: By KELSEY TAMBORRINO , Politico • Posted: Tuesday, October 16, 2018
CARB has been trying to get more information from EPA and automakers, not least the mortality data that formed the core argument for freezing the standards at 2020 levels. CARB sent a letter to NHTSA and EPA asking for a wide range of supporting information from the proposed rule, and it sent letters to automakers asking them their compliance plans for fuel economy standards. “There is no way to continue this conversation without a full understanding of how the [car makers] plan to proceed with compliance and evidence of the burdens they face,” Clegern said in an email. “By the same token, CARB is unable fully to evaluate the federal proposal based on the information made available to date.”