George Weykamp
Energy Policy Reporter at S&P Global Commodity Insights
Now: Energy policy & FERC @SPGlobal Was: @Automotive_News, @BLaw,@MichiganRadio, @michigandaily Wandering enthusiast, opinions are my own
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Jul 24, 2024 |
autonews.com | George Weykamp
Top U.S. auto safety regulators are closing an investigation into about 1.7 million Honda Motor Co. vehicles over a loss of power. The probe covered 2018-22 Honda CR-Vs and Honda HR-Vs. NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation opened the probe — known as a preliminary evaluation — in November 2022 following reports alleging power loss while the vehicle was moving, increasing the risk of a crash.
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Jul 24, 2024 |
crainsdetroit.com | George Weykamp
President Joe Biden's sweeping automotive and labor policies will likely be passed to Vice President Kamala Harris following his historic withdrawal from the 2024 presidential election. Biden, who was facing a rematch against former President Donald Trump, dropped out of the race Sunday after a debate performance that left many stakeholders questioning whether the 81-year-old had the cognitive ability to do the job. The president endorsed Harris after the announcement.
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Jul 23, 2024 |
autonews.com | George Weykamp
Biden made the electric vehicle transition and climate change priorities for his administration, with production incentives and EV tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act and rules to limit tailpipe emissions from the EPA. Trump has repeatedly criticized those policies, calling them an EV mandate and saying they would eliminate domestic jobs and give advantages to China.
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Jul 18, 2024 |
autonews.com | George Weykamp
The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in June to overturn the 1984 Chevron deference doctrine dramatically cuts the authority of federal agencies, but past legal challenges and compromises with industry make automotive regulators uniquely positioned to survive further judicial challenges. The Chevron deference doctrine had required courts to defer to federal agencies' expertise when interpreting ambiguous statutes.
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Jul 17, 2024 |
autonews.com | George Weykamp
"The big point for us here is that we know these systems aren't very common, but the type of crash that they address are extremely common," said David Aylor, vice president of active safety at IIHS. "These are the types of crashes when you're backing out of a parking spot in a grocery store or backing out of your driveway."Nearly 30 percent of collision claims were for crashes involving rear points of impact, IIHS said.
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