Clean Cars: Myths and Facts
Executive Summary
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (AAM) is waging a national campaign to preempt states from adopting more protective standards for automobile emissions. Fourteen states, home to one-third of the U.S. auto market, have adopted more stringent than federal emission regulations (Clean Cars Program) for automobile air pollution, led by California.
The Clean Cars Program has two components: the LEV 2 standards for air pollution, and the global warming pollution standards. LEV 2 is already in effect in many states, while the global warming pollution standards is being reviewed and will go into effect, or not, in LEV 2 states once the EPA rules on California’s waiver request.
In its zeal to defeat state efforts, the Alliance has been distributing misinformation about the Clean Cars Program. This fact sheet corrects some of their misstatements:
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