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The On-Ramp: An Autonomous, Connected, and Electric Mobility Newsletter - September 2023

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Welcome to The On-Ramp, the newsletter from Venable's Autonomous and Connected Mobility team. The On-Ramp explores legal and policy developments in the world of autonomous vehicles, smart infrastructure, emerging mobility...more

Goldberg Segalla

New Environmental Auto Regs Running on Empty?

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The Biden administration in April gave a large boost to vehicle-fuel-economy standards when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced its intention to increase Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Court Dismisses Certified False Advertising Class Action

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In Rebuck v. Ford Motor Company, 2022 ONSC 2396 (Rebuck), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a certified class action on its merits by way of summary judgment. The claim sought $1.5 billion in damages on behalf...more

Hogan Lovells

NHTSA finalizes MY2024-2026 Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards

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On May 2, 2022, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published their new, stronger, corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for model years (MY) 2024-2026 originally announced April 1. The final...more

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EPA Issues Stringent Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks

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On December 30, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") published a final rule (the "Final Rule") setting revised greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars and light-duty trucks with model years...more

Morgan Lewis

The Course Ahead: Legal and Regulatory Updates for Emissions and Electric Vehicles in the Biden-Harris Administration

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Just over 100 days into the Biden-Harris administration, the course being charted by the government for automobile emissions and emerging automotive mobility technologies is becoming clearer. ...more

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White House announces rollback of fuel efficiency standards for automobile emissions

CEP Magazine (June 2020) - In the latest in an ongoing struggle between a coalition of states and the United States federal government, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety...more

Morgan Lewis

Trump Administration Rolls Back Obama-Era Fuel-Efficiency Standards

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The administration of US President Donald Trump issued the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule (SAFE Rule) on March 31. A joint effort of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 2.4.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Stock Hits New Highs on Reports From Battery Partners

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It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Product Lines - Toxic Torts and Products Liability Insights: Issue 3, 2019

Welcome to the third 2019 issue of Product Lines – our quarterly e-newsletter that focuses on toxic torts and products liability issues.... In This Edition: - Vitamin E Found in Cannabis-Containing Vape Products Linked...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Major Automakers Negotiate Emissions Agreement-in-Principle with California

In advance of the Trump Administration’s plans to move forward with less-restrictive standards for light duty vehicles, four major automakers have negotiated an agreement–in-principle with the California Air Resources Board...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Trump Track: Trump's DECAF Loses to California CAFE

On July 25, 2019, four major domestic and foreign automakers announced an agreement had been reached with the State of California on a voluntary framework reducing emissions from autos through, inter alia, increased mileage...more

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Ninth Circuit Affirms Important Distinction Between Settlement and Litigation Classes

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An en banc Ninth Circuit recently reinstated a nationwide class settlement that resolved consumer claims related to several of Hyundai’s and Kia’s advertised fuel economy standards. Joining several other circuits, the court...more

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