Innovation is a ubiquitous word among automakers, and people attending auto shows across the nation this year are bound to hear executives say it more than once. Many of them will brag about their plans for electric vehicles while they’ve worked behind closed doors to undermine progress on climate action and clean cars.
How can we trust automakers to innovate for the future when their own track records show the opposite? General Motors, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler, and others retreated from the future when they sided with the Trump administration against clean cars and climate action. This betrayal has garnered public shock and anger, especially from car owners who thought of certain automakers as companies committed to sustainability.
Join the tens of thousands of people telling these automakers to reverse their polluting position: sc.org/CleanCars
Defending strong clean car standards is crucial to progress on climate. The transportation sector is responsible for the largest and fastest-growing share of greenhouse gas emissions in our economy -- ambitious national standards are critical to mitigate this dangerous source of climate pollution.
If you need a refresher on where various stakeholders stand on the Trump administration's rollback...
These automakers once worked for strong clean car standards. The greenwashing has to stop, and automakers siding with the Trump administration -- against state authority and the urgent need for climate action -- need to be held accountable for their hypocrisy.