Ambitious New EPA Auto Emissions Standards Proposal Aims to Accelerate Electrification of US Transportation

DLA Piper partner Paul Hemmersbaugh and associates Paul Wierenga and Doug Lavey discuss various US and California laws and regulatory actions and proposals aimed at electrifying and decarbonizing the transportation sector, some potential implications, and pending and anticipated legal challenges in an article originally published by the US Energy Law Report. The article summarizes the current landscape of major government regulations, incentives, and funding “driving” vehicle electrification in the US, and attendant uncertainty due to evolving regulatory standards, US content and production requirements, and fundamental legal challenges.