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State AGs Seek to Intervene in EV Fuel Economy Case

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AGs from Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska, and West Virginia—joined by the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce and several corn-grower associations—have moved to intervene in a lawsuit brought by California and other states...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - June 2025

The EV industry continues to face federal regulatory and political uncertainty and now, the clock is ticking on the Inflation Reduction Act’s electric vehicle (EV) tax credits and incentives. The recently proposed House and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trump Rescinds California’s Emission Waivers: What It Means for the Future of EV Mandates - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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On June 12, 2025, President Trump delivered on his promise to ease the aggressive push led by California and other states to mandate a transition to electric vehicles. At a White House signing ceremony, Trump signed three...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Oklahoma Requires Electronic Certificates of Title Beginning July 1

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On March 31, Service Oklahoma issued a bulletin notifying motor vehicle dealers of updates to the state's electronic lien and title (ELT) system. Service Oklahoma is a division of the Oklahoma Office of Management and...more

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Senate effectively blocks California’s “EV Mandate” and related waivers using Congressional Review Act

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On May 22, 2025, the Senate passed several joint resolutions to disapprove the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver of preemption for California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), Advanced...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Senate Votes to Reject California’s Ban of Gas-Powered Cars

On May 22, the Senate approved three House-backed Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions that overturned Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waivers, which had effectively imposed a de facto ban on gas-powered cars in...more

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Motorcycles are Now Considered “New Motor Vehicles” by the PA Automobile: Lemon Law and Adherence to the Law’s Requirements will...

Starting on May 18, 2025, the Pennsylvania Automobile Lemon Law will include motorcycles for the first time as, “new motor vehicles.” Specifically, the law to go in effect particularly advises that the term, “new motor...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - March 2025

The electric vehicle (EV) industry is facing a mix of challenges and opportunities as the Trump Administration’s recent policies and tariff announcements take effect in the market. In its first three months, the Trump...more

Maison Law

California's Daylighting Law: Keeping Vulnerable Road Users Safe

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As with many states throughout the United States, California deals with an extremely high number of traffic-related accidents that harm pedestrians, bicyclists, skateboarders, and others. For this reason, legislators have...more

Allen Matkins

California Withdraws Clean Air Act Waiver Requests for Vehicle Emissions Standards

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On Monday, January 13, 2025, California withdrew requests for Clean Air Act waivers from the EPA needed to support four recently adopted vehicle emissions regulations: 1) the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations; 2) the In-Use...more

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Arkansas' Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Deployment Program: Arkansas Department of Transportation Announces Electric Vehicle...

The Arkansas Department of Transportation (“ADOT”) announced what it describes as: …an interactive webmap as a tool to view the current EV charging service gaps in Arkansas (“Map”)....more

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California SB 961 to Require Passive Speed Limiters in New Cars

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The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) reports that motor vehicle crashes in California claim 3,600 lives and injure 13,000 annually with 887 of those deaths being attributed to speeding. According to the...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - September 2024

In June 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and IRS announced that U.S. consumers have saved more than $1 billion in upfront costs on their purchase of more than 150,000 clean vehicles since January 1, 2024, thanks to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

OEMs Face New Uncertainty on Right to Repair in Maine While Massachusetts Court Continues to Delay Ruling - Seyfarth's Future of...

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Trade associations representing independent repair facilities have become strong advocates for expanding right to repair laws to increase member access to vehicle telematics data. These efforts have created uncertainty for...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

Driverless Dilemma: Are We Lab Rats Without Legal Recourse in the Experiment of Autonomous Driving?

In the maze of today’s technological advancements, our society is standing at a crossroads where progress meets safety. The intricate web of autonomous driving technology and legislative accountability is unraveling in front...more

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California AG Settles Alleged Violations of Engine Emission Control and Certification Requirements

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California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (the Board) have reached a $46 million agreement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to settle alleged violations of California’s engine...more

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

Unpacking California's 2024 Zero Emission Fleet Mandate

Should state and local governments be concerned about California’s 2024 mandate to purchase zero emission fleet vehicles given that many of those vehicles do not yet exist? Procopio's John Lormon and Matt Abbot address...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

EV Roundup - September 2023

The past 6 months have seen a flood of activity in the EV charging space. Since our last update, states have started implementing their electric vehicle deployment plans under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s (“BIL’s”)...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update - 7.07.23

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association said on Thursday that they had reached an agreement, referred to as the "Clean Truck Partnership," that gives new flexibility for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State AG Updates: California, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, Illinois and Minnesota

In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss: • The California AG’s $2.1 million settlement with an insurer for allegedly falsely advertising itself as a health care sharing ministry...more

Foley Hoag LLP

EV Roundup

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This past year represents a real turning point in the transition to electric vehicles, demonstrated by new major incentives and regulatory activities at both federal and state government levels and several notable...more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Legislative Top 5 - March 2023 #2

First Legislative Deadline - Today marks the first deadline that legislation must meet in order to be considered this session. By today, bills must be heard in committee in their chamber of origin (this deadline generally...more

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General Assembly of Georgia Legislative Changes Impacting Elections – 2022

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SPECIAL ELECTIONS - Act 310 (H.B. 907) provides that in even-numbered years a special election to present a question to the voters may be held on the third Tuesday in March provided that the special election occurs prior...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Quick Guide to EV Charging Infrastructure Funding and Incentives in California

The 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provided $1.2 trillion in federal funding for infrastructure, including approximately $384 million to support California EV infrastructure through the National Electric...more

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States Target EPA’s Revival of California Clean Air Act Waiver

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On May 12, seventeen states filed a petition for review of EPA’s decision to reinstate California’s authority to set its own motor vehicle emissions standards. The petition was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C....more

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