May 08, 2023
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration unlawfully factored the fuel economy of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, as well as the zero-emission vehicle mandates some states have adopted, into its latest vehicle fuel efficiency standards, a group of refiners and a coalition of Republican-led states told the D.C. Circuit.
April 04, 2023
Ranking congressional Democrats urged the D.C. Circuit to reject a challenge to federal fuel economy rules, warning that the suit threatened California's right to set its own tailpipe standards and an emissions-free cars program.
March 22, 2023
The Biden administration defended its vehicle fuel standards before the D.C. Circuit, urging the appellate court to strike down consolidated challenges brought by Republican-led states and industry groups, saying they can't create a fictional world where alternative-fuel vehicles don't exist.
August 02, 2022
Numerous environmental groups, transportation electrification advocates, 21 states and several cities are seeking to intervene on the side of the Biden administration as it defends its move to finalize stricter fuel economy standards for cars.