Fuel Policy

California’s Advanced Clean Cars II regulation is in the news again and you might have some questions. Below is an overview of the California policy and whether or not EPA has to affirmatively grant California’s waiver requests.

Congress has an opportunity to overturn EPA’s December 2024 decision allowing California to ban sales of new gas, diesel and traditional hybrid vehicles. Why should elected officials support the CRA?

WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the Day 1 actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration to protect consumer choice and end gas car ban policies across the United States.

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.

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.

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.

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.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) is launching Ridin’ with Biden, a new issue ad series spotlighting Biden-Harris administration regulations that will effectively ban most new gas cars. The ads are backed by a seven-figure digital media buy across six states—Michigan, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin—where elected officials are being urged to overturn these policies.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement ahead of this week’s Congressional Review Act resolution vote in the House of Representatives to overturn EPA’s regulations that aim to phase out most new gas-powered cars by 2032.