The U.S. EPA has proposed to revoke its 2009 GHG Endangerment Finding, which underpins the regulation of tailpipe (GHG) emissions from cars and trucks.
The European Commission has published the official 2022 CO2 emission results for heavy-duty vehicles. Many OEMs are ahead of the targets and have gained credits, while others have their work cut out as we approach the 2025 target.
A summary of the SAE 2025 OBD Conference held in Porto, Portugal, provided by MAHLE Powertrain.
President Trump’s Day One Executive Order and the Implications for Transport Emissions
A summary of the 45W tax credit for the purchase of qualified clean commercial vehicles, published by the IRS.
Policy & Regulations Anticipated changes for the transport sector under the Trump Administration As in his first term, President-elect Trump is expected to significantly deregulate the transport sector, slash government incentives for EVs, increase barriers for trade with China, emphasize domestic production of oil and gas, increase spending on domestic battery supply, reshape the EPA and revoke or deny waivers to California for setting its own emission standards. Some of these changes will be easily done, others may be protracted. There may be some unexpected moves. It is unlikely for anyone to know the true extent of changes to come and the timing. Still, here is a summary of the changes that are possible, with focus on light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles. This is based on a review of a large number of articles published in the public domain in the past few days. While these are too many to reference, we provide a few articles for further reading at the end. While this is a very high-level eye chart of the changes, this does not cover the anticipated impact on the respective sectors. Sign up below, we will continue to cover this space, more to come. Summary of (some)
On August 12th, 2024, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) posted the latest proposed amendments to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). These confirm some of the previous amendments proposed earlier this year, while introducing new ones. Here is a recap of some of the important proposed changes.
The Biden Administration has announced significant new tariffs on a range of Chinese-made electric vehicles and related strategic components. Here is a summary.
The U.S. EPA has finalized the Phase 3 GHG rule specifying CO2 emission reductions from heavy-duty trucks and buses over MY 2027 – 2032.
A brief summary of the near-final Euro 7 regulations for light- and heavy-duty vehicles.
