"Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards, breaking from other major automakers who want to see the rules eased. The company's request comes the same week that President Donald Trump - who Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help elect - told the United Nations General Assembly that he thinks climate change is a "con job" and a "scam.""
"Tesla also asked the EPA not to scuttle a 2009 legal standard known as the Endangerment Finding, which many modern environmental regulations (like the vehicle emissions standards) are based on. Tesla said that finding is "based on a robust factual and scientific record," according to the company's letter to the agency. The EPA has been seeking comment since August for these proposed attacks on environmental rules."
Tesla formally asked the Environmental Protection Agency to maintain current vehicle emissions standards and to preserve the 2009 Endangerment Finding, asserting the finding is based on a robust factual and scientific record. The request departs from other major automakers seeking eased rules. The EPA solicited public comment on proposed rollbacks beginning in August, and administrator Lee Zeldin warned that the rollbacks would drive "a dagger into the heart of the climate change religion." Tesla's mission is to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy, and the company benefits financially when automakers purchase emissions credits. Tesla indicated willingness to discuss mechanisms to streamline standards while keeping them intact.
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