Attorney General Pamela Bondi and Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy have announced that the Justice Department, on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), has filed suit to stop California from imposing an illegal electric vehicle mandate through what are effectively state-specific mileage requirements for car manufacturers.
This case challenges the state's regulations as preempted under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, which makes NHTSA the exclusive regulator of fuel economy in the United States. Federal law prohibits individual states from adopting regulations related to fuel economy.
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by Joji Xavier
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