Toyota agreed to recognize California’s authority to set its own auto emission standards, ending a standoff stretching back to the Trump administration.
The Japanese automaker, which once sued along with several other manufacturers to stop California from setting higher emissions standards than the federal government, said in a statement Tuesday that it has acknowledged in recent communications with the California Air Resources Board the agency’s “leadership in climate policies and its authority to set vehicle emissions standards under the Clean Air Act.”
CARB, as early as Thursday, is set to adopt new vehicle emissions rules. If adopted, the regulations will be submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for approval.
“Although we have shared challenges before us, we are committed to emission reductions and vehicle introductions consistent with CARB’s programs,” Toyota North America Chief Administrative Officer Christopher Reynolds wrote to CARB and California Governor Gavin Newsom.
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