Fifteen AGs Urged DOE to Update Fuel Efficiency Metric

California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of 15 attorneys general and three cities in urging the Department of Energy (DOE) to update its petroleum equivalency factor, which is used for calculating how electric vehicles contribute towards manufacturers’ average fleetwide fuel economy, given that they do not use fuel. The comments argued that DOE’s current iteration of the metric relies on outdated data, allowing manufacturers to appear to meet standards required by the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program without actually improving their fleetwide fuel economy. The comments supported a petition for rulemaking filed by environmental groups at the end of last year.

• Documents: CommentsCA Press Release
• Document Type: Comment Letters Press Releases/Statements
• States: California Delaware Hawaii Illinois Maine Maryland Michigan Minnesota Nevada New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Vermont Washington, D.C.
• Agencies: Department of Energy
• Issues: Clean Air & Climate Clean Car Standards Climate Fossil Fuels Greenhouse Gas Emissions Oil and Gas
• Era: Biden Administration
• Action Type: Rulemaking & Other Federal Administrative Proceedings