Today in Automotive History: September 23, 2020 — The Order Behind California’s 2035 Gas Car Ban
On Sept. 23, 2020, Newsom signed the order behind the California gas car ban. It never banned a gas car,…
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Ontario Wrote a Liability Shield When It Killed Speed Cameras. It Covers Contracts, Not Kids.
Ontario repealed automated speed enforcement through a red-tape bill and wrote itself protection from being sued. The protection it drafted…
Congress Couldn’t Kill This 2013 Rule, So the EPA Just Sent It Back for Round Two
The Congressional Review Act gives Congress 60 days to kill a rule. The EPA reopened that window on waivers from…
The ‘Trump Car’ Case Stopped Being About Flags. It’s Now About a Sign Law From 1989
Long Beach offered $50,000 to end the Trump car lawsuit. He said no, and a 1989 sign ordinance now decides…
The EPA Calls This a Gas Price ‘Emergency.’ It’s Been One Since May.
Gas is about to get a little cheaper for the last stretch of summer. That’s...
EPA’s New Truck Rule Turns a Federal Felony Into a Factory Setting
Mac Spurlock ran a diesel repair shop in Wasilla, Alaska. In 2022, about thirty armed...
Gas Is Creeping Back Toward $4 a Gallon Because of Iran, and Cancelling Netflix Won’t Fix What’s Actually Broken
President Trump said on July 8 that the ceasefire with Iran is over, and warned...
Trump vs. the Gas Station: Political Theater or Actual Policy?
President Trump has found a new villain, and this time it isn’t OPEC, China, or...
Trump Says GM and Ford Want a Law Making It Harder to Fix Your Own Car
President Trump dropped a bombshell on car owners this week, claiming that executives from General...
Trump Sided With DIY Mechanics After Ford and GM Pitched a Repair Bill
The fight over who gets to fix your car landed inside the White House this...
A New $250 Annual EV Fee Could Be Coming, Here’s the Fight Behind It
Charging electric vehicle owners more to help fund highways is quickly becoming one of the...
$5 Gas and a Federal Lawsuit Are Colliding Over California’s Car Rules
The fight over what Americans are allowed to drive just escalated again. The Trump administration...
The Federal Government Just Sued California Over Its 2035 Gas Car Phaseout
A major legal fight over the future of gasoline-powered cars is now underway, and its...
A Florida Judge Just Called Red-Light Camera Tickets ‘Quasi-Criminal’
A Broward County judge has dismissed a red-light camera ticket while raising serious constitutional concerns...
That Dealership License Plate Frame Could Now Cost Florida Drivers $500
A simple license plate frame doesn’t sound like much of a legal risk, but in...