In wake of Biden-Harris approval of CA gas car ban, new ad looks to incoming Trump administration’s day 1 promise to end EV mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the wake of the Biden-Harris administration approving a ban on sales of new gas cars for California and nearly a dozen other states, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is looking ahead to the incoming Trump administration and its promise to end electric vehicle mandates on day one.
AFPM: Biden-Harris EPA greenlights gas car ban, defying the will of millions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s choice to grant California a waiver from the Clean Air Act to ban sales of new gas cars through its Advanced Clean Cars II rule.
AFPM statement on SCOTUS decision to grant cert for standing to challenge CA EV mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson today issued the following statement on the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to grant our petition for a writ of certiorari regarding our standing to challenge California’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate.
AFPM welcomes EPA proposal to waive ‘impossible’ cellulosic mandate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) General Counsel Rich Moskowitz issued the following statement on the news that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a proposal to exercise partial waiver authority for the 2024 cellulosic Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) obligations.
AFPM statement on potential North American tariffs
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement addressing the potential impact of tariffs levied on crude oil and refined products from Canada and Mexico.
AFPM: Trump-Vance administration must end EV mandates
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) issued the following statement today in response to reporting from the New York Times suggesting major U.S. automakers are lobbying the incoming Trump-Vance administration to keep much of the Biden-Harris EPA tailpipe standards finalized earlier this year.
California continues to deliver a master class in “what not to do” on energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on today’s vote by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) amending the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).
AFPM statement on 2024 election
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the final results of the 2024 general election.
Q&A: Discussing the largest-of-its-kind solar complex in the United States
Pundits and politicians often frame energy technologies like solar generation and liquid fuels as competitors, not companions. But a visit to Flint Hills Resources’ Pine Bend refinery might change their minds.