{"id":18968,"date":"2012-01-27T16:26:43","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T00:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/?p=18968"},"modified":"2012-01-27T16:26:43","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T00:26:43","slug":"california-holds-lead-in-clean-car-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2012\/01\/27\/california-holds-lead-in-clean-car-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"California Holds Lead in Clean Car Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Air Board adopts landmark rules to curb emissions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The California Air Resources Board has unanimously approved sweeping new rules designed to facilitate the transition from gasoline-powered to electric and hydrogen-powered cars. By 2025, automakers are now required to produce 1.4 million \u201czero-emission\u201d vehicles for the California market, a number that would make clean cars 15 percent of\u00a0 all new car and truck sales.<\/p>\n<figure  id=\"attachment_18970\" class=\"wp-caption right\" style=\"max-width: 300px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/2012\/01\/27\/california-holds-lead-in-clean-car-derby\/leaf2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18970\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18970\" title=\"Leaf2\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/climatewatch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2012\/01\/Leaf2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2012\/01\/Leaf2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2012\/01\/Leaf2-160x105.jpg 160w, https:\/\/cdn.kqed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2012\/01\/Leaf2-240x157.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Nissan all-electric Leaf in San Francisco.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The rules also require automakers, by 2025, to halve greenhouse gas emissions emanating from vehicle tailpipes, compared to current levels. The federal Environmental Protection Agency is considering similar emissions rules, as well as a new fuel economy standard of 54.5 mpg by 2025.<\/p>\n<p>State regulators hope the new rules will lead to the widespread adoption of zero-emission vehicles, which they say is critical for meeting California\u2019s goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050. That goal was established by executive order by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger, and goes beyond the cuts mandated by California&#8217;s landmark\u00a0 global warming law, AB 32.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to the board&#8217;s calculations, zero-emission vehicles will have to make up nearly 100% of new car sales in 2040 and beyond to meet that goal. \u201cWithout [the transition from gasoline to clean cars], which may appear to be radical to people, you cannot lower CO2 emissions enough to stop the global climate change that\u2019s occurring,\u201d says Tom Cackette of the Air Resources Board.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Resources Board estimates that the new rules will raise the average sticker price on 2025 model year cars by $1900. However, the board says, the savings in fuel costs over the life of the car will be three times that.<\/p>\n<p>The new rules announced today include the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Greenhouse gas emissions cuts<\/strong><br \/>\nThe rules cut greenhouse gas emissions from tailpipes 47% by 2025 compared to today\u2019s new cars.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cuts in smog-forming emissions<\/strong><br \/>\nToday\u2019s cars are 99% cleaner than cars were in the 1960s. But the new rules reduce smog-forming emissions from tailpipes a further 75% by 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Zero-emission vehicle mandate<\/strong><br \/>\nBeginning in 2018, automakers must sell increasing numbers of electric cars, hydrogen fuel-cell cars or other cars emitting little to no pollution. By 2025, zero-emission vehicles must make up 15% of new car sales. In the early years of the program, car companies can get credit for plug-in hybrid car sales or for going above and beyond requirements of the greenhouse gas rule.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hydrogen Fuel Stations<\/strong><br \/>\nThe rules would require gas stations to install hydrogen fueling pumps based on the number of hydrogen fuel-cell cars in the state. The oil companies are negotiating with ARB on a Memorandum of Agreement that would allow them to avoid regulation if they build hydrogen stations with government or private funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for the response from the car industry, at a public meeting this week automakers asked for maximum flexibility in meeting the new sales mandate. They say success will ultimately depend on consumer adoption of the new technology, which includes cars like the all-electric Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt plug-in hybrid. Of the 10,000 Leafs sold in the US, almost 4,500 of them were sold in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a long, long bridge between here and 2025 to grow 15 percent of the market on a car that\u2019s not price competitive, on a car that\u2019s not performance competitive, on a car that will inevitably have infrastructure issues,\u201d says Bill Reinert with Toyota\u2019s Advanced Technology Group.<\/p>\n<p>The board didn\u2019t address electric charging infrastructure in these rules, but has committed to looking at the issue in 2014. Currently, there are about 1,200 public charging stations in California and funding exists for\u00a0 several thousand more. Since electric vehicle owners charge their cars predominantly at home, regulators say they aren\u2019t sure how many public charging stations will be needed.<\/p>\n<p>The Air Resources Board says it&#8217;s committed to continuing financial incentives for advanced vehicles, though the program has proven so popular that they have been reduced. Today, consumers can get a $2500 rebate for purchasing a zero-emission vehicle and $1500 for a plug-in hybrid, down from $5000 originally. \u201cWe can\u2019t give an assurance that [the funding] will last through the year, so we\u2019re looking at other alternatives,\u201d says Tom Cackette of ARB. (For more on what it&#8217;s like to buy and drive an electric car, check out QUEST&#8217;s blog series <a href=\"http:\/\/science.kqed.org\/quest\/series\/life-with-leaf\/\">Life with the Leaf<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>More from CARB:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arb.ca.gov\/msprog\/clean_cars\/clean_cars.htm\">California&#8217;s Advanced clean cars program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.arb.ca.gov\/msprog\/zevprog\/factsheets\/advanced_clean_cars_eng.pdf\">Fact sheet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Air Board adopts landmark rules to curb emissions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[75,608,642],"coauthors":[],"series":[],"affiliates":[],"programs":[],"collections":[],"interests":[],"class_list":["post-18968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-government-business","tag-carb","tag-transportation","tag-vehicle-emissions"],"acf":{"template_type":"standard","featured_image_type":"standard","is_audio_post":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - 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