{"id":2809,"date":"2018-08-03T19:22:31","date_gmt":"2018-08-03T23:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/?p=2809"},"modified":"2018-08-03T19:22:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T23:22:31","slug":"proposed-epa-nhts-rollbacks-automotive-innovation-autodesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/proposed-epa-nhts-rollbacks-automotive-innovation-autodesk\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposed EPA\/NHTS Rollbacks, Automotive Innovation and Autodesk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW47604516\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47604516\">By Lynelle Cameron, CEO Autodesk Foundation &amp; VP, Sustainability, Autodesk<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW47604516\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2810\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1-768x507.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1-1024x676.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On August 2, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/us-epa-and-dot-propose-fuel-economy-standards-my-2021-2026-vehicles\">issued a joint proposed rule<\/a> \u202fto replace the fuel economy and tailpipe emission standards set by the Obama Administration for automobiles.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>While the proposed rule solicits comment on multiple alternatives, their preferred alternative would freeze average fuel economy standards for model years 2021-2026 at 2020 levels. The proposal would also revoke the State of California\u2019s waiver to set its own automobile greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. California\u2019s standards have been adopted by 12 other states and the District of Columbia.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At Autodesk, we have confidence in the automobile industry\u2019s ability to continue to innovate on fuel efficiency, meet and exceed existing CAF\u00c9 (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) standards, and gain competitive advantage.\u202f We will continue to support automotive customers with design and engineering technology that helps them drive \u202f<b>mor<\/b>e innovation, achieve \u202f<b>better\u00a0<\/b>\u202ffuel efficiency, with\u202f\u00a0<b>less\u00a0<\/b>\u202femissions \u2013 thereby improving the health and well-being of people around the world.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We support \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/redshift\/manufacturing-in-detroit\/\">advanced manufacturing in Detroit<\/a> \u202fand automakers like \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/redshift\/automotive-design\/\">GM, using generative design<\/a>\u202f and\u202f\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/solutions\/simulation\/automotive-lightweighting\">automotive lightweighting<\/a> \u202ftechniques to create lighter, safer and more fuel-efficient vehicles.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lynelle Cameron, CEO Autodesk Foundation &amp; VP, Sustainability, Autodesk\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2018\/08\/Freeway-TR000772-1.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On August 2, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/us-epa-and-dot-propose-fuel-economy-standards-my-2021-2026-vehicles\">issued a joint proposed rule<\/a> \u202fto replace the fuel economy and tailpipe emission standards set by the Obama Administration for automobiles.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":2810,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[354,188],"class_list":["post-2809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sustainability","tag-autodesk-foundation","tag-sustainability"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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