Climate Mayors, C40 Cities, ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability USA, and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School (Sabin Center) submitted comments on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) proposed “Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks” (SAFE Rule III). Together, the groups urged NHTSA to maintain the existing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for passenger cars and light trucks, set in 2024, rather than adopt the SAFE Rule III.

Cities, towns and villages across the United States rely on these federal protections to shield residents from climate and air pollution harms and to support their own investments in EVs and charging infrastructure.

Read the full Letter HERE.