"Tesla pleaded with the Trump White House not to bail on crucial climate standards that would help keep vehicle emissions in check, warning of human dangers related to greenhouse gases. Tesla wrote that the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent proposal to roll back standards for tailpipe emissions would be a major setback in the fight to limit damage to the climate."
"It suggested that abandoning the standards "would give a pass to engine and vehicle manufacturers for all measurement, control, and reporting of GHG emissions for any highway engine and vehicle," Reuters said in its report. Trump has been a critic of environmental standards, and earlier this week, during a speech with the U.N., said that climate change was "the greatest con-job ever perpetrated on the world, in my opinion.""
"Tesla stands to gain a lot from the emissions push. Other automakers simply cannot compete with Tesla's tech, charging infrastructure, or self-driving program, and they have a significant advantage as they started developing EV tech more than a decade ago. Legacy automakers, on the other hand, have continued to develop EVs, but have not managed to manufacture anything of extreme interest to most car buyers."
Tesla urged the Trump White House not to abandon EPA tailpipe emissions standards, warning that weakened rules would increase human dangers from greenhouse gases. The EPA proposed rolling back tailpipe standards, a move described by Tesla as a major setback for limiting climate damage. Abandoning the standards would give engine and vehicle manufacturers a pass on measurement, control, and reporting of GHG emissions for highway engines and vehicles. Trump expressed skepticism about climate change, calling it "the greatest con-job ever perpetrated on the world." Major automakers sought delays while Tesla stands to benefit from stricter emissions rules.
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