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According to The Guardian, an emailed statement from a spokesperson       said the endangerment finding was used to "justify trillions of dollars of       greenhouse gas regulations covering new vehicles and engines".              The potential rollback of this policy is expected to increase the country's       greenhouse gas emissions by 10 per cent over the next 30 years, according to       the Environmental Defense Fund, an advocacy group. "We predict 58,000       premature deaths by 2055," Peter Zalzal, Attorney, Environmental Defense       Fund, told CNBC.              In addition to the potential effects on health and the global climate, the       automotive industry is expected to face an extended period of uncertainty. This       compounds the previous removal of federal tax credits for EVs, which saw sales       drop dramatically, as well as the numerous trade tariffs that President Trump       has imposed, making it almost financially impossible for some global automakers       to export to North America.              However, the Trump administration claimed ignoring the `endangerment       findings' would save auto manufacturers and other businesses an estimated $1       trillion, although it has declined to explain how it arrived at that estimate,       according to CNBC.              Fuel prices rise, innovation stalls              So what could the impacts be? First, removing emissions regulations could see       US carmakers cut their spending on innovation and fall back on polluting and       less efficient vehicles. According to some industry insiders, this would       actually see Americans spend more money on fuel to complete the daily commute.              This increase in demand would then see the cost of fuel rise, which could       increase the profits of the major oil companies by as much as $1.4 trillion,       according to Electrek.              At the same time, a reduction in incentives to innovate could see the US auto       industry slip even further behind in the race to develop more efficient and       environmentally friendly vehicles. This could massively benefit China, which is       already racing ahead in the development of next-gen battery and hybrid       technology.              Despite financially supporting the current administration, Elon Musk and his       company Tesla have been vocal about the endangerment finding, claiming that it       - and the vehicle emissions standards which flow from it - have provided a       "stable regulatory platform for Tesla's extensive investments in product       development and production", according to CNBC.              Currently, the company's sales have been stalling across the globe, with many       claiming its lack of innovation has caused it to fall behind rivals.       EV uptake actually increases              On the flip side, this landmark reversal of policy could, in fact, increase       demand for pure electric, hybrid, and generally more efficient vehicles, as US       citizens flock towards models that could help reduce the daily costs of travel.              What's more, States could step up and enact their own legislation that would       overrule President Trump's decision. California has been an advocate of       cleaner EV technology and the general reduction in greenhouse emissions on a       more local level.              Due to the extremely sensitive nature of the automotive industry, most       automakers build vehicles to the strictest emissions standards, rather than       risk making a production line overly complicated and expensive.              This could mean that those manufacturers based in the US would produce cars       based on the toughest standards in the strictest states.              Lastly, automakers work to extremely long product development timelines,       meaning this ruling isn't going to immediately halt whatever is in the       pipeline. Those EVs and hybrids that are due to hit the market in two or three       years are still likely do so.              "Even despite this, almost kind of this war on EVs - getting rid of the       subsidies, getting rid of the regulation - I think it's been pushed to a       point where you're not going to see us turn totally around on EVs," Alan       Jenn, a professor at the University of California, Davis's Electric Vehicle       Research Center told CNBC.              Regardless, the recent decision by the Trump administration will likely be met       with frustration by an industry that is currently going through arguably its       most significant transition in 100 years.                     https://www.techradar.com/vehicle-tech/hybrid-electric-vehicles/what-does-this-       mean-for-evs-5-ways-trumps-big-climate-policy-reversal-could-affect-your-next-c       ar-purchase              $$       --- SBBSecho 3.28-Linux        * Origin: Capitol City Online (1:2320/105)       SEEN-BY: 105/81 106/201 128/187 129/14 305 153/7715 154/110 218/700       SEEN-BY: 226/30 227/114 229/110 134 206 300 307 317 400 426 428 470       SEEN-BY: 229/664 700 705 266/512 291/111 320/219 322/757 342/200 396/45       SEEN-BY: 460/58 633/280 712/848 902/26 2320/0 105 304 3634/12 5075/35       PATH: 2320/105 229/426           |
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