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).
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.
Washington, D.C., December 4, 2023 – Today, ahead of the House of Representatives’ consideration of H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (CARS Act), the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) released the results of a national survey fielded among n=1,089 likely general election voters. The data show Americans strongly oppose EPA’s vehicle tailpipe emissions proposal for model years 2027-2032 and are less likely to vote for candidates who support banning sales of gas-fueled vehicles.
A new letter from a coalition of nearly 60 national and state energy, fuel retailer, auto parts and agriculture groups was just sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries urging bipartisan support for H.R. 4468, the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (CARS Act), ahead of Wednesday’s scheduled vote on the measure.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – AFPM President and CEO Chet Thompson issued the following statement today applauding the bipartisan passage of the Choice in Automobile Retail Sales Act (CARS Act), H.R. 4468, from the House of Representatives.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) testified before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging President Biden and the EPA to deny California’s petition for a federal Clean Air Act waiver that the state would use to enact a full ban on sales of new gasoline, diesel, flex fuel and traditional hybrid vehicles.
