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Month: August 2019

White House debates changes to biofuel mandates

White House debates changes to biofuel mandates

Some administration officials want to expand environmental credits that encourage production of flex-fuel vehicles that can run on high-ethanol gasoline and would require government agencies to use more of them — both steps that could increase the use of corn in fuels.

Mercedes to join Calif. mpg, emissions pact, report says

Mercedes to join Calif. mpg, emissions pact, report says

Mercedes-Benz, in a setback to White House efforts to ease federal fuel-efficiency targets, may be the next automaker to agree to California’s new voluntary light-vehicle emissions rules with four major automakers, The New York Times reported, citing two people familiar with the automaker’s plans.