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Toyota the largest auto industry funder of climate deniers in US – report

Electrek

Toyota has been revealed as the largest auto industry funder of climate deniers in US Congress, according to a report released today by Public Citizen.

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Massachusetts Cannot Backslide on Climate Policy

Green Energy Consumers

About a week ago, we began hearing rumors that Governor Healey was being pressured by the auto industry to delay implementation of the Advanced Clean Cars (ACC2) rule. ACC2 would, starting with model year 2026, require automakers to gradually increase the percentage of new cars sold in the Bay State that are electric.

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EC rolls out CARS 2020 action plan for European auto industry

Green Car Congress

Secondly, the climate agenda becomes more urgent and even more is expected from technological progress. The intense competitive pressure is growing further and EU companies are increasingly being challenged in their home market, while developing opportunities in third markets.

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UK auto industry warns anti-diesel agenda and slow uptake of EVs could mean missing 2021 CO2 targets; rising CO2 average in 2017

Green Car Congress

The UK automotive industry warned that the current anti-diesel agenda combined with the ongoing slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO 2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals.

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The Toyota Prius Transformed the Auto Industry

Cars That Think

In the early 1990s, Toyota saw that environmental awareness and tighter emissions regulations would shape the future of the automotive industry. The company aimed to create an eco-friendly, efficient vehicle that would meet future standards. In 1997 Toyota introduced the Prius to the Japanese market.

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Study Finds That Clean Cars and Climate Policy Can Create Jobs

Green Car Congress

The study says that comprehensive energy and climate legislation will ensure sustained reductions in oil use and carbon emissions, while at the same time capturing economic growth through specific manufacturing conversion incentives funded through dedicated carbon allowance revenues.

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US President Biden pats GM CEO’s back: “You electrified the entire auto industry. You led.”

Teslarati

“In the auto industry, Detroit is leading the world in electric vehicles. Earlier this month, US Democrats released an updated social spending and climate measure that expanded the administration’s proposed $12,500 tax credit for zero-emission vehicles, capping the pace of electric pickups at $80,000.