So, instead of a federal mandate (which would be politically radioactive, legal issues, etc.), the federal government used CA to push its agenda.
OK. We agree on that.
But how is that different for consumers and citizens?
Most evidence says CA drags the Fed kicking and screaming along.
OEMs write the laws that oversee themselves at the fed level. (Revolving door or auto bros into and out of the epa) Let that sink in. It’s theater, if a domestic OEM has big problem the law is altered to ease their pain. Like Fords HD exemptions that covered much of their pickup production for nearly 20 years.
If the original emissions projectory from decades ago was actually followed it would be nearly impossible to buy anything other than an 80mpg 2 door car and EVs weren’t included. Original emissions regs were more biased to fuel economy and not nox and other fractions of pollutants. (Rightly so)
OEMs eroded this many times to allow big stuff to be exempt in many ways including the EV loophole. Every vehicle on the road being a light truck when they clearly aren’t exempt’s manufacturers from stiffer crash and emissions requirements as example.
Everything the Fed does is at the behest of whoever lobbies the most.
Our platform law framework is for market protection, emissions framework, market protection, crash framework market protection. EV production, market protection and subsidization.
We here in the peanut gallery eat up the false pretense “he doth protests much” when both sides of the issue walk out hand in hand for beer after riling us up, and you know your arguments are based on a moot point as those giving you the talking points are in full agreement with the other side, anything done to appease is only for show and meaningless, done only to create a false division that doesn’t really exist up the totem pole.
Always nice being able to blame your decisions on someone else.
