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The war over emissions standards between the Californian and the U.S. federal governments has entered a new stage at the end of last week, after authorities in the Golden State announced a freeze in the purchase of cars made by several high-profile carmakers.
Local governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement cited by The New York Times California would stop buying new cars for official state use if they are manufactured by GM, Toyota, FCA, and several others.
All the names on the list have expressed their support for Donald Trump’s push to eliminate California’s independence when it comes to setting its own emissions standards. According the Governor Newsom, the ban on the said brands will begin in January 2020, and no end date has been set.
If the state goes through with its threats, in would put a serious dent in these carmakers' income. From 2016 to 2018, California purchased cars worth over $100 million from GM, Toyota and FCA. At a consumer level, California accounts for over 10 percent of the total car sales in the U.S.
The California Department of General Services (DGS) announced the decision on November 15, saying it “will require state agencies, starting on January 1, 2020, to only purchase vehicles from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that recognize the California Air Resources Board (CARB)’s authority to set greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle standards.”
Additionally, DGS said it will prohibit effective immediately “purchasing by state agencies of any sedans solely powered by an internal combustion engine, with exemptions for certain public safety vehicles.”
The back-and-forth between local and federal authorities intensified in September, when President Trump announced his administration is “revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far less expensive cars for the consumer.”
California has been allowed to set its own, separate standards since the end of the 1960s, after the region, especially Los Angeles, experienced several episodes of smog for several years.
All the names on the list have expressed their support for Donald Trump’s push to eliminate California’s independence when it comes to setting its own emissions standards. According the Governor Newsom, the ban on the said brands will begin in January 2020, and no end date has been set.
If the state goes through with its threats, in would put a serious dent in these carmakers' income. From 2016 to 2018, California purchased cars worth over $100 million from GM, Toyota and FCA. At a consumer level, California accounts for over 10 percent of the total car sales in the U.S.
The California Department of General Services (DGS) announced the decision on November 15, saying it “will require state agencies, starting on January 1, 2020, to only purchase vehicles from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that recognize the California Air Resources Board (CARB)’s authority to set greenhouse gas and zero emission vehicle standards.”
Additionally, DGS said it will prohibit effective immediately “purchasing by state agencies of any sedans solely powered by an internal combustion engine, with exemptions for certain public safety vehicles.”
The back-and-forth between local and federal authorities intensified in September, when President Trump announced his administration is “revoking California’s Federal Waiver on emissions in order to produce far less expensive cars for the consumer.”
California has been allowed to set its own, separate standards since the end of the 1960s, after the region, especially Los Angeles, experienced several episodes of smog for several years.
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