The group representing major automakers including General Motors, Toyota Motor Corp and Volkswagen has called on US President-elect Donald Trump to maintain tax credits for electric vehicle purchases and for him to take steps to accelerate the rollout of self-driving cars. .
The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, in a previously unreleased Nov. 12 letter to Trump, also raised concerns about vehicle emissions rules, citing “federal and state emissions regulations (particularly in California and affiliated states) that are out of alignment. with the current realities of the automobile market and increase costs for consumers”.
Automakers did not specify how they want the rules revised, but said they support “reasonable and achievable” emissions regulations. Trump’s transition team did not immediately comment.
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The letter, signed by group CEO John Bozzella, said automakers face unfair competition “from electric vehicles and heavily subsidized technologies exported by China” and also noted that the Chinese implement a regulatory framework to support the deployment of autonomous vehicles.
Last week, the Reuters reported that Trump’s transition team wants to eliminate the $7,500 tax credit for consumers on electric vehicle purchases — a move that would likely slow an already stalled transition to EVs in the US.
This week, at Reuters reported that the Trump transition team plans to target federal regulations championed by President Joe Biden that aim to make automobiles more fuel efficient and encourage a shift toward EVs.
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