GM flips to California's side in pollution fight with Trump

[sabra]

Source: AP

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards.

CEO Mary Barra said in an letter Monday to environmental groups that GM will pull out of the lawsuit, and it urges other automakers to do so.

She said the company agrees with President-elect Joe Biden’s plan to expand electric vehicle use. Last week, GM said it is testing a new battery chemistry that will bring electric-vehicle costs down to those of gas-powered vehicles within five years.

Barra sent the letter after a call with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the company said.



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[sarcasmo]

1. Adapt or die, GM has figured that out.

[Wellstone ruled]

2. Number two market for autos.

[MyOwnPeace]

4. Agreed.......

they see the writing on the wall. Without BunkerBoy and BarrBarrHut leading the fight, and now PE Biden and John Kerry naming the game to be played, there's no way they can win.

More good news following the Downing of Drump!

[Maven]

3. Proud of my state and governor for leading the way. nt

[PoliticAverse]

5. She said the company "has just realized Biden will be the next President and we better start...

cutting our losses and sucking up right now".

[Dem2theMax]

7. Ding ding ding!

We have the winning post!

That's exactly why they are doing it.

[David__77]

6. I like seeing the soft power of potential regulation.

It's notable that this announcement was made after the election and not before. The same thing is in play with energy, both energy efficiency and moving away from coal in particular.

[Initech]

9. Cars should be getting way more MPG than they do now.

It's mind boggling to me that a car that I purchased in 2020 has almost the exact same MPG rating that a car that I bought in 2008 had. Cars should be getting at least double that MPG by now and I hope that hybrid and full electric cars start gaining more and more traction and start improving with each generation.

[RicROC]

10. love my Chevy Volt

Yes, I know it has not been discontinued. But I have unlimited range is there's a gas station on my way.

Right now I'm on my 2nd Volt. The first generation had 66,000 miles on it after 4 years of driving and it was able to get 122 mpg average and that is with lots of highway driving. Many other Volt owners laugh at my puny gas mileage. I figure, I saved $10,000 in gas over that 4 years.

Previous to the Volt, I owned 6 turbo cars in a row, which included Ford Probes and Saabs. It was a worry to me that I would miss the acceleration in a Volt. But Volt is not a hybrid- it's an electric car with a gas generator to replenish the battery. Electric vehicles have amazing acceleration such that I did not miss turbo engines.

So, on to the future! Save gas, fossil fuels , the planet and in return, drive fun automobiles !!!

Now bring down the price on that RAV 4 Hybrid PRIME.

[Initech]

8. Excellent! Climate change is nothing to fuck around with!