The Oil Industry’s Covert Campaign to Rewrite American Car Emissions Rules

[repoman0]

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/climate/cafe-emissions-rollback-oil-industry.html

When the Trump administration laid out a plan this year that would eventually allow cars to emit more pollution, automakers, the obvious winners from the proposal, balked. The changes, they said, went too far even for them.

But it turns out that there was a hidden beneficiary of the plan that was pushing for the changes all along: the nation’s oil industry.

In Congress, on Facebook and in statehouses nationwide, Marathon Petroleum, the country’s largest refiner, worked with powerful oil-industry groups and a conservative policy network financed by the billionaire industrialist Charles G. Koch to run a stealth campaign to roll back car emissions standards, a New York Times investigation has found.

Color me surprised that the safety and vehicle expense arguments were transparent deceptions trying to get people to spend more on oil. Can't wait to buy an electric and if I have to overpay on a Model 3 within the next couple years, so be it.

 

[Starbuck1975]

The car industry has proven that it can adapt to a post-oil world. Cars no longer require gasoline.

As always, follow the money.

I really respect what Tesla has done to change thinking around what is possible with electric vehicles.

 

[dank69]

But Soros

 

[sandorski]

Their desperation will just take down US Automakers with them.

 

[Homerboy]

The car industry has proven that it can adapt to a post-oil world. Cars no longer require gasoline.

As always, follow the money.

I really respect what Tesla has done to change thinking around what is possible with electric vehicles.

I completely do. Too bad Elon Musk is involved poisoning the whole well.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Not sure why they are stupidly trying to rollback efficiency standards for the US.

Regardless of how the US goes, globally that oil is still going to sell like hotcakes. China and India will be 2 big ones for a loooooong time - and I'm sure another populated country will be right after.

 

[MixMasterTang]

Just a quick note, this is a 2 year old thread, so none of this is new news.

 

[Starbuck1975]

Holy necro thread batman

 

[ElFenix]

Holy necro thread batman

got hit by the same spam message twice in the last day and once a couple months ago.

 

[sandorski]

I assume something was removed, cause I didn't revive it....at least not intentionally.

 

[RamIt]

I assume something was removed, cause I didn't revive it....at least not intentionally.

Lies all lies!!!!

 

[sandorski]

Lies all lies!!!!

No No! You'll neva catch me Coppa!!