The US Clean Air Act makes it illegal to sell highly environmentally-friendly cars in 42 states. Apparently.
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - View this thread

NewsFilter: California launches lawsuit against automakers for causing global warming. via
posted on Sep 20, 2006 - View this thread

The General Motors EV1 electric car is soon to be a museum piece: "As California retreats from its strict pollution regulation, GM is taking the cars off the road when leases expire because it can no longer supply parts to repair them", according to this article. CARB (the California Air Resources Board) has proposed pushing back its Zero Emissions Vehicle timetable another two years [PDF link], to 2005. Is the success of the hybrid vehicle killing progress on the all-electric vehicle?
posted on Apr 8, 2003 - View this thread

California on verge of gutting goals for electric cars, Ed Begley Jr and the rest of California hangs collective heads in shame.
posted on Jan 25, 2001 - View this thread