Day 1 starts the process of ending gas car bans. Now the longer work begins.
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.
AFPM statement on the inauguration
WASHINGTON, D.C. — American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement on the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States and the opportunity to advance policies that deliver for American energy manufacturers and consumers:
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).