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Refiners urge New Mexico to reject California vehicle mandates

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Hydrocarbon Engineering,

The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) has filed comments in opposition to New Mexico’s proposed regulations to adopt California’s Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) standards through 2032. If finalised, these regulations would require roughly 82% of all new passenger cars and trucks sold in New Mexico to be electric in less than 10 years, massively restricting sales of gasoline, diesel, flex fuel and hybrid vehicles.

AFPM’s comments to the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) caution against following California: “New Mexico families that depend upon affordable, reliable transportation, particularly lower-income households, [would be] negatively impacted with higher costs, reduced energy security and fewer vehicle choices to meet their needs.”

AFPM members are committed to reducing the carbon intensity of fuels and vehicles. The AFPM states that the US needs a diverse mix of technologies, including liquid transportation fuels and electric vehicles, to meet the needs of consumers and uphold collective national and energy security.

Read the article online at: https://www.hydrocarbonengineering.com/refining/03112023/refiners-urge-new-mexico-to-reject-california-vehicle-mandates/

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