Automakers may have their wish granted. Reuters reports President Donald Trump is set to announce a review of vehicle efficiency standards amid pressure from automakers to relax the current rules set in place by the former Obama administration.
The president will reportedly meet with automaker officials this week while visiting an autonomous vehicle testing facility in Michigan. General Motors, Ford, Fiat-Chrysler, Toyota, Daimler and Nissan are all said to be attending the meeting. The president will then deliver a speech to auto workers, according to the report.
Automakers have stated the upcoming efficiency regulations are simply out of touch with what the American consumer is craving, as the market shifts to more SUVs and pickups. The current regulations, which apply to the years 2022 through 2025, call for a fleet average of more than 50 MPG, up from 27.5 MPG in 2010. Automakers argue they need more flexibility to meet these rules as gas prices stay low across the U.S.; automakers have also stated the rules would be too expensive and lead to job losses.
Environmentalists who support the regulations reiterate they will reduce greenhouse gasses and fuel costs, saving $1.7 trillion total fuel costs over the life of the vehicles and cost the auto industry about $200 billion over 13 years.
It could be a messy review, though, as California continues to pave its own way regarding efficiency and emissions. The review, and potential change to the rules and regulations, could quickly become a states’ rights issue. Democratic state attorneys have already threatened to sue should the federal government attempt to overturn its own regulations.
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I can see Russia from my house – Sarah Palin, Rep Vice Presidential candidate
Rape can’t cause pregnancy – Todd Akin, Rep Miss 2nd Con.Dist.
I dabbled in witchcraft, but because I never joined a Coven, I am not a witch – Christine O’Donnell, Rep Del US Sen. candidate
Swallow a camera to see a baby in her tummy – Vito Barbieri, Rep Idaho Senate
I like the color red because it’s a fire. And I see myself as always being on fire – Rep CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
President Washington, President Lincoln, President Wilson, President Roosevelt have all authorized electronic surveillance on a far broader scale – Rep Attorney General under W Bush Alberto Gonzalez
Automakers have stated the upcoming efficiency regulations are simply out of touch with what the American consumer is craving – CEO’s of OEM’s to Trump.
People aren’t allowed to make political comments on GMAuthority – Pre-2016 anti-PC crowd… (but oh! how they point the PC stick nowadays, eh? “You’re not allowed to say this on car websites, you’re not allowed to say that, GMAuthority shouldn’t be allowed to put Trump articles up etc etc”) RW-Snowflakes!
You forgot: I’ll replace Obamacare with “something terrific.” — Presidunce Donald J. Trump
You’re killing your children.
No just the tree hugging liberals.
Oh and those polar bears that for some reason liberals think can’t swim and are stranded on ice.
Tornadoes used to have a season. And were rare. Now they happen in winter. 13 in one day. Killing tons of people in red states, by the by.
I’d call you a name… but don’t wish to insult the heads of pins.
Cu the crap John. Tornado are no better or worse than ever.
Today CNN is johnny on the spot to every touch down that happens and what we used to never hear about.
Also population density is much greater and more people more targets. It used to be many of these touched down in these same areas unnoticed as no one was around.
You live no where near where the Tornados are and I do. The last how many years they keep saying how bad it will be here and to be honest the storms have been better than they have for years.
Same with the Hurricanes. The numbers show they are down and the bad ones are worse most times due to more populations on the coast.
LA is just stupidity. More and more people move to below sea level ground and it will wipe them out every time. Same on coastal housing. Years ago few people lived there because they could not afford to lose their homes Today the government pays to rebuild them.
Sorry Johnny but the sky is not falling.
They have a name for people like you. Most con men call them Marks. AL Gore and George Soro’s call them supporters to be polite in public.
You’re killing your kids. Which in your case isn’t the worst idea.
Put down the joint Johnny it really dose damage.
Notice the details in life. Those that work hard (and I mean, really WORK HARD), give of themselves, help others, donate, and expect little in return are, usually, REASONABLE and CONSERVATIVE in their thinking. ……… While those that “talk a lot-produce nothing”, want more government, and want to control their neighbor are, usually, more liberal thinkers. All the last USA President did was talk and produced nothing, a liberal. …… So, lets work hard, let private enterprise seek its own level, go hunting, donate thru the ‘church’, and STOP STUPID USA GOVERNMENT CONTROL for little gain of the “big picture (the WORLD)”. …… Thus, put realistic controls on vehicle manufacturing. Look deep, it is my understanding electric car manufacturing, battery building, and battery charging use MORE CARBON than a ‘conventional vehicle’ of the year 2017, ….. BUT, … the bunny hugging, save the world folks think we should ‘drive electric’. ……. Like “THE WALL”, … do the folks that think that idea sucks, have walls and doors on their homes,-????? If your home has doors and walls, then your country needs the same. THANKS, E E (Gene) Henry
Amen!
“While those that “talk a lot-produce nothing”, want more government, and want to control their neighbor are, usually, more liberal thinkers.”
Your bible and the quran do the exact same thing; endlessly control you, keep you down with lots endless talking, and keep you from reaching your best.
You can’t call yourself a true conservative if you won’t let a government tell you what to do, but you roll-over and let an old middle-eastern book control you.
WOW. WOW. …. IF, IF, that old, mid-eastern book is a phony, those that believe in it , LOSE little, IF anything ……. maybe they just lead a fulfilling life as a great neighbor. …………….. BUT, IF, IF, that old, mid-eastern book is for real, those that DID NOT believe in it, LOSE COMPLETELY. ………….. just a little food for thought “DADDY”. ……… This forum is about fuel mileage, nothing more—–guess you must feel threatened, maybe, who knows-!!!!! And, who cares, not me. I AM JUST PROMOTING CREATING MORE JOBS FOR OUR/YOUR COUNTRY. …… thanks so much for your exotic thinking, E E Henry
You’ve described Pascals wager. I figured out that nonsense when I was 13.
You’re stilling lifting your skirt up like a wh0re and letting a middle-eastern book tell you what to do because you like being told what to do. You’ll never stand up, put the book away, and be a man.
REASONABLE. Consider this word when evaluating this subject. It took over 100 years to get “standards”, and an average of 27.5 MPG. So now, we “feel” the need to go to an average of 50 MPG in 10 years (almost double); while the rest of the world (big world, compared to USA) does WHAT (kills rabbits). We need to save the world at a pace the rest of the world is willing to do so …. while NOT penalizing the USA economy. The USA economy is important to “saving the world”. Thanks,,,, E E (Gene) Henry
let’s face it … trump is having a hard time being anything other than a loud mouth know-it-all.
however, his trickle down ignorance program is hitting on all cylinders. i’ll give him credit for that.
This is a deal where you want to keep the carrot out just enough where development continues but not so far out that companies fail to make goals.
This is something that should be looked at yearly and adjusted based on technology and economic conditions.
This is something that needs to be balanced as to not stop improvement but also not to kill the economy.
Go to Youngstown today and you will see they have cleaner air than ever but yet they are one of the most abstract poverty areas in the country. Poverty and the lack of jobs tend to go hand in hand with clean air.
England has never been cleaner but also has hardly any industry anymore.
The truth is we are far beyond the conditions seen from the industrial age where you could not go out side with out soot staining your clothing. In fact things are much better and generally continue to improve in most countries outside the 2nd and 3rd world or China and India.
While I think all of us agree that there is weather change I think many are a little misguided by many people who make a living on government funding.
Lets face it many who study the climate are paid on government funded programs. As long as they keep the fear alive they keep making money and the lobbies pay the politicians to keep approving the funding. It is a real scam.
If one was to look back the climate has always been in flux and has continually changed for centuries. The fact is even if we removed humans from the planet the climate would continue to change.
“Poverty and the lack of jobs tend to go hand in hand with clean air.” is that a joke? i can’t believe anyone would say something that stupid.
Losing industry and jobs is horrible but It does result in clean air.
That is not joke but reality to many.
Some jobs were lost do to Unions and some were lost to regulations. But the sky is clear. It is just a cause and result that is indisputable.
Look at Pittsburgh when the steel mills were running wide open. You could not breath. The jobs left and the results are the cleanest air they have had in a century.
Now the bad side effect is jobs go the air gets clean but also people end up with no jobs and no income.
If you have the chance just go to Youngstown and see how bad it is. The air will not kill you but the .44 cal lead poisoning may.
It is a warning that you need to strike a balance to where you clean the air but not close companies down entirely.
go to india and tell us all about how pollution is alleviating poverty.
Are you stupied?
My point is if you kill jobs you create unemployment. You create unemployment you create a damaged economy. You create a damaged economy and kill the jobs people suffer in much greater ways than a managed balance of ecological concerns and economic needs.
Actually India is growing economically faster than most countries and there are more educated and professional there now due to the growth of their industry. They still have a ways to go but they are changing fast.
Now in their case they have not worked to find that balance were you manage ecological improvement with managed economical growth.
I know you think it is ok to kill all the jobs as you would just tax the rich to support you. Well while Bernie may try to sell that BS it just dies not work as the rich wil run out of money or just leave and then were will you be.
Socializam only works till you run out of someone else’s money.
Mr. SCOTT, .. well stated, sir. Agree completely. Private enterprise made the USA of today. …. Read history, the pilgrims tried ‘socialism’, AND FOUND OUT SOCIALISM, in the long term, is detrimental to ALL the people. ….. They stopped that approach and then built on private enterprise — thus, today we have the jet, the phone, the vehicle, and so much more. Government control is required, but it has grown to large ……. let’s be reasonable ….. scale it back, Today, the law makers in the USA usually have little, long term, real world experience. And, the ‘activists on the street’ are, usually, unemployed, or loud mouthed, or very young in life’s tribulations, or have no long term productive work experience, or are narrow-minded, or are just bored trouble makers …… so, WHY do we offer them any recognition about environmental matters-?? Answer that.
The truth is those who want to control you generally do not want you to be independent or succeed as they want control of you.
Just look at our many social programs as they teach many to become reliant and not free or successful on there own.
A lion in a zoo is cared for but never free.
They try to control your actions and thought to keep you reliant.
Teach a man to fish he will grow to be independent so you accuse him of killing the environment. Give the man the fish then you own him because he can no longer feed hiimsekc or his family. You then own him and own his soul.
Jet – invented by Whittle in England at a university on government contracts
Phone – invented by Meucci in Italy , demonstrated in America where he applied for a patent. In 2002 the US Congress passed a resolution naming him as the inventor and recorded the historical fact that “if Meucci had been able to pay the $10 fee to maintain the caveat after 1874, no patent could have been issued to Bell (the American).
Vehicle – invented by Karl Benz in Germany
In the late 1800’s, Italy, and Germany all had enormous all-encompassing governments. Whittle’s 1930’s England was also hugely governed.
These FACTS reveal that you, EE, have little world experience and you have learned nothing from that, so you sincerely believe false facts, fake news, and wrongness in general, and you are extremely confident in your certainty. You really need to study the Dunning-Kruger Effect.
No, the problem in the early 2000’s ain’t “big government”, its “big religion” with all its tendencies to power and control based on the feelings that names generate – “liberals are bad, greenies are bad, other religions are bad”
According to Scott3, Pittsburgh has no tech-sector – wrong! Their jobs are thriving.
FACTS FACTS FACTS FACTS FACTS – they win every time. Look them up before you post.
OH MY, …. here I thought I knew something, but you informed me of my ignorance. I got my information from my USA school system (the LIBERAL envitonment it has become). So, thanks for the good information, OLD TROMBONE. ….. LOL. Oh, maybe I should move to Europe, seems they “did it all”, ….. except win the Revolutionary War then sent millions of refugees here to the USA. …. Hey, becareful talking ‘Pittsbugh’, I grew up there, in their uninformed school system, ….. oh, maybe I did not pay attention. GOOD INFORMATION, THANKS. …. But, please realize hard work, brains, confidence, common sense, early to rise, free-enterprise, cold showers, and my Mother and Grandmother (both teachers), made me successful ….. not the band leader at my school. LOL . LOL . LOL.
ut what have you done lately?
As for Pittsburgh the tech jobs they only replace a very low percentage of the jobs and related jobs lost in the city over the years.
You call it Facts but we know the difference between don’t give me jack and call it cola.
Henry you left out self reliance and acceptance of responsibility of the hall marks of someone who does not have to rely on the government for every aspect of their life. .
The Euro Union thing is really working out well.
While there is not always a equal sharing of prosperity in Capitalism
There is for sure an equal sharing of grief in Socialism.
SCOTT, ….. WELL SAID, “acceptance of responsibility AND self reliance” are great hallmarks of a person that does NOT want to rely on government. So, sorry I missed them, because I sure do believe it. ….. Holy smokes, I am so surprised of the attitude herein— NO WONDER a self starter, make things happen, forget the party line, MAN won the Whitehouse in November. There are more ‘ weak ‘ folks out there than I knew ……. this forum is about fuel mileage, for goodness sake …….. LOL LOL LOL …. E E Henry
Self Suffiency is the greatest parasite myth ever. These types always end up either stealing from the community through theft or stealing from the government through welfare fraud.
Here is proof, of the Maine wild guy.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/mar/15/stranger-in-the-woods-christopher-knight-hermit-maine
Thanks to the “Old Trombone” for the link to this article “Into the woods” from “The Guardian” (London) about Christopher Knight. Funny to learn that his burglaring was helped by him having worked in the “Security” business before (like a pyromane becoming a firefighter out of love of fire), and then especially this passage:
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Knight said that he couldn’t accurately describe what it felt like to spend such an immense period of time alone. Silence does not translate into words. “It’s complicated,” he said. “Solitude bestows an increase in something valuable. I can’t dismiss that idea. Solitude increased my perception. But here’s the tricky thing: when I applied my increased perception to myself, I lost my identity. There was no audience, no one to perform for. There was no need to define myself. I became irrelevant.”
The dividing line between himself and the forest, Knight said, seemed to dissolve. His isolation felt more like a communion. “My desires dropped away. I didn’t long for anything. I didn’t even have a name. To put it romantically, I was completely free.”
Virtually everyone who has tried to describe deep solitude has said something similar. “I am nothing; I see all,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. Lord Byron called it “the feeling infinite”. The American mystic Thomas Merton said that “the true solitary does not seek himself, but loses himself”.
For those who do not choose to be alone – like prisoners and hostages – a loss of one’s socially created identity can be terrifying, a plunge into madness. Psychologists call it “ontological insecurity”, losing your grip on who you are.
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which is testimony that human beings exist as individuals only as part of human society, as part of the co-operation which is the defining element of humanity and which has help the human race to conquer the Earth. And that it is a crime against humanity to pit humans against other humans in a quest to divide and conquer, as the current POTUS is doing.
But what have you done lately?
As for Pittsburg the tech jobs only replace a very low percentage of the jobs and related jobs lost in the city.
You call it Facts but we know the difference between don’t give me jack and call it cola.
i’m smart enough not to fall for a con(birther con, voter fraud con, obama is watching me con, etc …) which more than i can say for you.
… Trombone, … sharing your thoughts at work with others brought forth this comment in general, “that dude is a problem to others”. MY COMMENT TO YOU IS, “””” please, please, do NOT push me entering an Interstate entrance ramp in your 3,100 pound Prius, …. BECAUSE, Just because, I most likely will NOT be able to move over to let you ‘in’ while I am driving my 150,000 pound, 8 axle, Canadian licensed, Detroit engine, 650 horsepowered diesel, Peterbuilt”””. ….. ….. this forum is about CAFE standards not your vast, strange, knowledge about philosophy. Submitted as last comment, E E Henry
Threats of physical violence, the retreat of the finished brain…
So, now we know you use your truck for threatening behavior depending on which brand of car you see in front of you. What if Trump was on a secret mission to beat China and he had to use a discreet vehicle to get around and he knew nobody would suspect him of driving a Prius, but the WHOA some Canuck trucker wipes him out with his stupidity?
First I would like to point out that this forum must be overwhelmingly conservative just by the number of dislikes on the liberal posts…….not a bad thing.
I personally am a die hard conservative, and agree that the CAFE requirements should be relaxed. However, I also believe in climate change TO AN EXTENT, I think we should have some regulation on pollution, but not so much that it kills the economy. I also think that while the US may contribute some, the largest polluters are China and the Middle East. China still uses coal in their factories, and the majority of Middle Eastern countries have almost no emissions regulations at all. Even if the US were to switch over to fairy dust, it would not reverse climate change because of the Middle East and Asia.
What most liberals don’t realize, is that in bringing manufacturing back to the US, it not only helps the economy, but will help with climate change as well. Think of it this way, most american factories are powered by natural gas or have some sort of air scrubbing system in place, China still uses coal to power the majority of their factories and have little emission regulations, hence the smog.
A little off topic, but president Trump could easily please a $hit-ton of liberals with one move. When he builds the wall, put solar panels along the top of it and use it to power the small, poor nearby border towns, in which a lot of coal power plants still exist.
– ” I think we should have some regulation on pollution, but not so much that it kills the economy.”
Er, you mean rather killing people instead of “the economy”?
– ” bringing manufacturing back to the US, it not only helps the economy, but will help with climate change as well.”
Yeah, by a high degree of automation – no workers, and the machines moved by solar energy. Like the plants and the bees and the birds…
– “When he builds the wall, put solar panels along the top of it and use it to power”
the watch towers, you know, like they had in the concentration camps and at the Berlin Wall. Ronald Reagan would shout at Trump. “Mr. Donald Trump, bring down that wall!”
Besides, the talk about “build the wall” is just a distraction from the policy to removing all reins of business trespassing the peoples lives and workers rights.
The US-Mexican border is already so strongly fortified, that it causes more deaths per year than the Berlin Wall in its 30 years of existence. Any person who has some knowledge of the US-Mexican wall knows that it is a ludicrous project, only advanced to keep the people mobilized who have been mesmerized by Trump’s hollow propaganda. To draw their attention away from the pickpocketing of their belongings.