Big auto learned its lesson? It's begging Trump not to blow up emissions rules
electrek.co
In 2016, automakers begged the US gov't to pollute more – which only caused chaos. Now they're asking for a steady hand on emissions rules.
  • elucubra@sopuli.xyz
    21·
    1 month ago

    Maybe they are slowly realizing that protectionism makes it a race to the bottom in the US, which makes them uncompetitive outside the US, thus making them even less relevant worldwide?

    • henfredemars@infosec.pubEnglish
      5·
      1 month ago

      Hm hard to say. I’d like that to be the case, but I’m not sure they’re looking far ahead enough to appreciate the concern.

  • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    29·
    1 month ago

    More like they’ve dumped a few hundred billion into engineering compliance with said emissions rules, providing an excuse to jack up sales prices even further, and now they don’t want to waste that investment or accidentally lower the barrier to entry for any other manufacturer to compete.