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Plus, OBBB got rid of penalties for automakers who fail to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards
These standards have ramped up over the last 50 years and forced auto companies to make their vehicles more gas-efficient
They pushed manufacturers to, for example, get into hybrids, and build some of the first modern electrics
polices and programs that promote cleaner vehicles.And last month, in the middle of a fight with the Trump administration over California's
power to set its own clean air rules, California governor Gavin Newsom directed state agencies to come up with new and innovative ways to
support zero-emission vehicles
The state still plans to phase out sales of new gas cars by 2035.Stay optimistic, EV fansIndustry watchers seem certain of one thing:
Despite this setback in the US, electric vehicles are the future
So while American consumers and automakers try to figure out how to cope with uncertainty, electric progress will continue all over the
world.Expect China to continue to put out well-built and -priced EVs, and export them all over the world
In fact, Yoon is so optimistic, he allows himself an auto metaphor
