Seventeen major automakers, including GM and Ford, are calling for a compromise between the Trump Administration and California on the fuel economy standards through one nationwide broadly supported final rule, in order to avoid regulatory uncertainty and “an extended period of litigation and instability.” In a letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, the major carmakers said that “What works best for consumers, communities, and the millions of U.S. employees that work in the auto industry is one national standard that is practical, achievable, and consistent across the 50 states.” Last summer, the Trump Administration unveiled proposed rulemaking for rolling back Obama-era fuel economy standards. The proposed rulemaking is intended “to correct the national automobile fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards to give the American people greater access to safer, more affordable vehicles that are cleaner for the environment,” the Department of Transportation says. The plan is fiercely opposed […]