A victory for the rule of law and for hard working Americans and small businesses who will no longer be forced to pay thousands extra for conventional cars and trucks to subsidize EVs for rich, coastal elites
Washington D.C. – Today, the American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce (AmFree Chamber) issued the following statement after the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down a 2024 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rule setting an inflated “petroleum equivalency factor” (PEF) as an incentive for automakers to produce electric vehicles (EVs):
“AmFree Chamber was the sole business group to challenge the Biden administration’s illegal gravy train for EVs, and we’re delighted by today’s decision in our favor,” said Gentry Collins, CEO of AmFree Chamber. “The Biden DOE’s ‘petroleum equivalency factor’ multiplied the efficiency of EVs by 666% for regulatory fuel economy calculations based on a completely made-up ‘fuel content factor.’ As the Court explained, this was wrong: Congress did ‘not empower DOE to pursue goals by artificially inflating the fuel-economy of electric vehicles.’ This is a victory for the rule of law and for hard working Americans and small businesses who will no longer be forced to pay thousands extra for conventional cars and trucks to subsidize EVs for rich, coastal elites.”
The PEF is used by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to determine whether automakers comply with the Department of Transportation’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for their entire fleet of vehicles.
AmFree Chamber is represented by Boyden Gray PLLC.
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About AmFree Chamber
The American Free Enterprise Chamber of Commerce (AmFree Chamber) is a trade organization representing American businesses of all sizes. It is dedicated to advancing the principles of free enterprise, free markets, limited government, and American leadership globally. AmFree Chamber is chaired by the Honorable Terry E. Branstad, who previously served as Ambassador to China and was the longest serving Governor in American history.
AmFree Chamber has members representing dozens of industries and from across the United States. Since its founding in 2022, AmFree Chamber has aggressively represented its members’ interests through legislative outreach, regulatory comments, and judicial briefing.