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jrochkind1 ◴[11 Aug 22 14:06 UTC] No.32425798[source]▶

> In 2020, the Trump administration eased what the then-president described as the "failed" emissions rule, citing among other considerations safety.

So... are trucks going to get smaller again now? Is there going to be an improvement to safety, or emissions, because of this change?

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1. bombcar ◴[11 Aug 22 14:22 UTC] No.32426073[source]▶

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Basically no because California kept the same limits and it's easier for the manufacturers to just go with that.

The underlying problem of all this is it's nearly impossible for a new manufacturer to get off the ground (that's the most amazing thing about TSLA - not that they made electric cars, but that they made anything).

So the only way to get a new "vehicle type" on the road is to get an existing manufacturer to build it.

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