California Air Resources Board

Automakers ask EPA to pull back on Calif. ZEV mandate

4:22 pm U.S. ET | March 12, 2013
Three months after the Obama administration gave California permission to start mandating the sale of zero-emission vehicles, automakers are again seeking to block the state's ZEV program.... Read More »

 

ZEV 'straitjacket'?

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013
They rarely say so in public, but automakers are worried about California's law requiring that zero-emission vehicles account for 15 percent of sales in the state by the 2025 model year.... Read More »

 

California's clean car goal

12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 7, 2013
California's zero-emission vehicle mandate will require large automakers to sell plug-in hybrid, hydrogen fuel cell and electric vehicles in increasing quantities. By the 2025 model year, 15% of new-vehicle sales in the state must be zero-emission vehicles.... Read More »

 

2012 LISTS OF 10

People to watch

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 31, 2012
Here are 10 people to keep your eye on in 2013.... Read More »

 

EDITORIAL

CAFE is enough; ZEV rules defy logic, buyer choice

12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012
California and the 10 states that typically follow its tailpipe emissions and fuel economy policies must rethink the mandates that would require automakers to deliver a specified number of electric, plug-in hybrid and fuel cell vehicles.... Read More »

 

Calif.'s tougher ZEV mandate sparks new market for clean-air credits

6:41 am U.S. ET | May 30, 2012
California is requiring the biggest automakers this year to sell increasing numbers of “zero-emission vehicles,” or ZEVs, such as pure-electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered autos. Companies that fail to meet the quotas have the option of buying ZEV credits from rivals that exceed their targets, creating a new front in the market for clean-air credits in the biggest state.... Read More »