By the SEMA Washington, D.C., office
SEMA and PRI last week filed with the Supreme Court of the United States an amicus brief in the case of Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The brief outlines SEMA's support for a review of the lawfulness of the EPA's decision to grant California the authority to limit the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles.
Using its EPA waiver, California--and by extension, the 16 states that opt into California's regulations--seeks to adopt Advanced Clean Car II regulations that would limit the sales of ICE vehicles from model years 2017 through 2025, culminating with a complete ban on the sale of ICE vehicles by 2035.
In requesting the court grant review of the case, SEMA argues that California's non-technology-neutral decision to limit sales of ICE vehicles will have a devastating impact on the automotive aftermarket industry, effectively killing, rather than fostering, innovation that can help produce cleaner, safer automobiles.