WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2023—American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) Senior Director of Fuels & Vehicle Policy Patrick Kelly today testified before the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration against its proposal on two vehicle groups that serves as a de facto ban on internal combustion engine vehicles.
You may have seen that AFPM is shining a spotlight on the Commonwealth of Virginia and its unlikely tie to California’s looming ban on gasoline and diesel vehicles. Allow us to explain why, and also to lay out the current state of vehicle mandates and bans in Virginia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today launched the first TV ad in its issue campaign to raise awareness and build support for repealing the 2021 law that requires Virginia to enact California’s electric vehicle mandates and bans on sales of new internal combustion engine vehicles.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today launched a TV ad highlighting Senator Monty Mason’s decisive vote to keep Virginia aligned with California on the road to banning sales of new gas and diesel cars and trucks.
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 19, 2023—American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement in support of the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act introduced by Senators Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE).
In late July, Congress allowed a valuable program that enhances security at chemical facilities across the country to expire. The program is called the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS), and its primary mission is to protect chemical facilities from potential terror threats by addressing a wide range of possible vulnerabilities, including cyberattacks.
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 20, 2023—American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today filed comments in opposition to New Jersey’s proposed regulations to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) standards that will fully ban in-state sales of new gasoline, diesel, flex fuel and traditional hybrid vehicles by 2035.
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 2, 2023—American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) today filed comments in opposition to New Mexico’s proposed regulations to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) standards through 2032.
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President and CEO Chet Thompson today issued the following statement on Canada’s decision to finalize regulations banning sales of new gasoline, diesel, flex fuel and traditional hybrid vehicles nationwide by 2035.
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales (CARS) Act (H.R. 4468) in the coming week. This legislation, originally introduced by Representative Tim Walberg (MI-5) earlier this year, would prohibit the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from finalizing its proposal to require roughly 70% of new car and truck sales to be “zero tailpipe emission” in less than 10 years.
