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White House says it will save Americans $2,400 on car purchases & Start-stop feature on vehicles will no longer be a requirement

https://nypost.com/2026/02/12/us-news/white-house-says-it-will-save-americans-2400-on-car-purchases-this-is-why/ By Victor Nava, Taylor Herzlich and Josh Christenson Excerpt: The Trump administration’s repeal of the Obama-era “endangerment finding” will lower car costs by an average of $2,400 per vehicle, the White House and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) touted Thursday. Here’s why. The action announced by President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin ends former President Barack Obama’s […]

Trump administration moves to restrict federal funds for EV chargers

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5732153-trump-administration-restricts-ev-charger-funds/ The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to restrict the flow of federal funds to electric vehicle chargers. The Transportation Department proposed to tighten restrictions on which electric vehicle chargers can receive federal funds – saying it will only allow funds to go to chargers whose components are 100 percent made in the U.S. Funds can now […]

Massachusetts moves to limit miles people can drive because of climate change

Massachusetts moves to limit miles people can drive because of climate change By Lauren Fix Massachusetts lawmakers are once again at the center of a national debate over climate policy and personal mobility, and this time the issue hits close to home for anyone who relies on a car to live and work. Senate Bill […]

US, European car brands have lost $114B on EVs — as idiocy abounds in electric market

https://nypost.com/2026/02/01/opinion/us-european-car-brands-have-lost-114b-on-evs-as-idiocy-abounds-in-electric-market/ By Robert Bryce Just two years ago, Mary Barra, chief executive of General Motors, declared: “We believe in an all-electric future.” She went on to claim that the challenges her company was facing in the EV market were merely temporary bumps on the road to net zero. But as Bob Dylan famously observed, things […]

Canceling California’s War on U.S. Truckers

https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/01/15/canceling_californias_war_on_us_truckers_1158812.html By Duggan Flanakin January 15, 2026 It was a long, hard fight, but California’s destructive “clean truck” mandate is (maybe) finally dead. But the problems caused by the “zero emissions” zealots linger on. Moreover, other California problems threaten to slow the nation’s rebounding economy and do great damage to the nation’s supply chain. California […]

AP turns into Scrooge on Christmas: ‘Fast shipping is increasing emissions…comes with a climate cost’

https://apnews.com/article/climate-online-shopping-expedited-shipping-fulfillment-center-e809c3508a15033f4707dc2abbb6de69 AP: Fast shipping is increasing emissions. Here’s why delivery has become more polluting It feels simple: You shop, find something you want and click to buy. It shows up today, overnight or tomorrow. We’ve gotten used to that speed. But that convenience comes with a climate cost. Multiple factors shape the environmental toll of a delivery. […]

Trump rolls back Biden-era fuel efficiency standards for vehicles

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/03/trump-roll-back-fuel-efficiency-rules/87589797007/ By Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy USA TODAY   President Donald Trump announced that he was rolling back fuel efficiency standards for cars and trucks set by the Biden administration during an event at the White House on Dec. 3, making it easier for automakers to sell gas-powered vehicles. Signed into law in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, […]