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Trump’s Witch Hunt Against California and Carmakers
Ken Kimmell, president
September 16, 2019 6:33 PM EDT
Honda's popular CR-V is the 2nd best-selling crossover on the market, but improving fuel economy to meet 2025 standards would be a surefire way to top the charts again. Honda
How the Honda CR-V Can Get Back on Top in 2025
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
September 12, 2019 10:25 AM EDT
Utility vehicles are all the rage these days, outselling cars nearly 2:1. So it only makes sense in our second blog in a series on how automakers can meet the 2025 standards to focus on one of the best-selling utility vehicles on the market, the Honda CR-V. While this year its sales have dipped slightly below its Toyota rival, the next generation Honda CR-V could put one of the most long-running utility vehicle nameplates back on top, in both fuel economy AND sales.
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Trump Administration Goes After States for Protecting the Environment
Don Anair, research and deputy director, Clean Vehicles
September 6, 2019 11:12 AM EDT
The Trump administration has been on a collision course with California, and it appears that collision is imminent. An administrative action to undermine the authority granted to the state by the Clean Air Act to protect its citizens from vehicle pollution appears to be imminent. This illegal attack is not just harmful for the nation’s most populous state—it is an attack on the 13 states and the District of Columbia that follow California’s lead and, ultimately, the entire country. The American auto industry and the American public will be worse off as a result.
The next generation of the sporty Jetta GLI and its traditional Jetta counterpart could see a nearly 25 percent reduction in global warming emissions, meeting the 2025 standards and saving consumers thousands of dollars in fuel. Photo: VW
Today’s Vehicles, Tomorrow: How Automakers Can Meet Strong 2025 Efficiency Standards
Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst
September 5, 2019 3:13 PM EDT
Four years ago, we noted that auto manufacturers were well on their way to meeting the 2025 vehicle efficiency standards set under the previous administration, with a number of vehicles overachieving on their targets. Since then, manufacturers have squandered that head start and pushed for a rollback of the standards. This is the first post in a blog series on how manufacturers can, and should, get back on track.
AB 5 is an Opportunity to Protect Workers and the Environment
August 23, 2019 10:00 AM EDT
Among the major issues still being debated by the California Legislature this year is whether to codify a new standard for determining if certain workers must be hired as employees rather than independent contractors. AB 5, authored by Assembly member Lorena Gonzalez, is a top priority for organized labor and, as you might expect, is drawing considerable opposition from some segments of the business community, such as technology, agriculture, and trucking industries.
