The National Aquaculture Association joined 130 energy, agricultural, and transportation sectors in a letter to Congress requesting invoking the Congressional Review Act to disapprove unachievable California electric vehicle (EV) rules, including those that would ban the internal combustion engine.  

As stated in the letter:

“In recent years California enacted a series of rules, adopted by other states, that mandate the rapid electrification of the transportation sector, including the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) and Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rules, as well as the unachievable Heavy-Duty Omnibus rule. In fact, the ACC II rule bans the sale of new gasoline-powered and traditional hybrid vehicles by 2035. These rules not only inhibit consumer choice but pose a threat to our national security through reliance on unstable and adversarial supply chains.

Furthermore, California and states following its rules have a national impact on U.S. vehicle fleet offerings by accounting for more than 30 percent of the light-duty vehicle sales in the country, compelling manufacturers to make and sell certain models and engine technologies and not others.

While we support reducing emissions in the transportation sector, forced electrification and unachievable standards are not the only way to accomplish this. In a country as big and diverse as ours, vehicle offerings need to be diverse to meet Americans’ wide-ranging transportation needs.”

The NAA recommends members to reach out to your Representative and Senators and request they invoke the Congressional Review Act to review waivers granted by the Environmental Protection Agency.