In Washington, in comments on Tuesday to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Growth Energy urged regulators to include a role for American-made biofuels in the Agency’s proposed Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027-2032 and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030-2035.
Growth Energy highlighted just some of the proven emissions benefits of biofuels like ethanol in its comment, while also noting that NHTSA’s proposed standards may violate the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), in particular the law’s prohibition on using electric vehicles (EVs) as a “baseline” to set fuel-economy standards and the law’s focus on using domestic energy sources to address America’s energy challenges.
