WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) in reintroducing the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act that would preserve Alabamians’ access to affordable, reliable vehicles of their choice. The CARS Act would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe emissions rule finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration. This rule is the most aggressive tailpipe emissions proposal ever crafted and a de facto mandate for mass production of electric vehicles (EVs) and phase-out of gas-powered cars and trucks. The CARS Act would further prevent future tailpipe regulations that limit the availability of new moto vehicles based on engine type.
Sen. Tuberville cosponsored this legislation in the 118th Congress.
“Working families are still struggling from Joe Biden’s reckless economic policies,” said Sen. Tuberville. “Washington bureaucrats shouldn’t be telling Alabamians what kind of car they should buy. The CARS Act is imperative in repealing the previous administration’s far-left climate agenda and putting Americans back in the driver’s seat of their purchasing decisions. I will keep fighting to fix the damage caused by the Biden administration and restore commonsense policies that help all Americans.”
“The rule-making process under the previous Administration pushed a radical green agenda that harmed consumer choice in the automobile industry,” said Sen. Crapo. “Americans deserve to have access to affordable, reliable vehicles fueled by American-made energy products. However, the EPA’s tailpipe rule will hurt everyday Americans while simultaneously helping China. Consequences of rules and regulations such as these restrict consumer choice and raise costs for the average American family.”
Sens. Tuberville and Crapo are joined by Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jim Justice (R-WV), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Jim Risch (R-ID), Rick Scott (R-FL), and Dan Sullivan (R-AK) in cosponsoring the legislation.
American Petroleum Institute and American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers endorsed the legislation.
Read full text of the legislation here.
BACKGROUND:
Specifically, the CARS Act would:
- Rescind the EPA tailpipe emissions rule;
- Prohibit the use of authority under the Clean Air Act to issue regulations that mandate the use of any specific technology or that limit the availability of new motor vehicles based on that vehicle’s engine type. This includes any regulation prescribed on or after January 1, 2021;
- Require the EPA to update any regulations since January 1, 2021, that result in the limited availability of new vehicles based on that vehicle’s engine within two years; and
- End the EPA’s radical agenda, which is driving up costs for people and handing the keys of America’s auto industry to China.
Senator Tommy Tuberville represents Alabama in the United States Senate and is a member of the Senate Armed Services, Agriculture, Veterans’ Affairs, HELP, and Aging Committees.
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