California Deepens Trump Rift, Keeps Cleaner-Car Rules
- State regulator maintains standards as U.S. targets reviewed
- CARB doesn’t specify zero-emissions vehicle goals for 2030
The UC Irvine Hydrogen Fueling Station in Irvine, California, on Feb. 4, 2017.
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California’s environmental regulator broke with the Trump administration by maintaining its cleaner-car standards through 2025 and launching a formal effort to write even tougher rules for the following five years.
The California Air Resources Board voted unanimously to maintain the state’s 2025 limits on tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions and begin drafting stricter goals for zero-emission vehicle sales through 2030. Targets for the share of sales that need to be powered by battery, fuel cell or plug-in hybrid powertrains are set for 15 percent by 2025, from about 3 percent today.