Tesla Wants Court to Reinstate Obama-Era Fuel Efficiency Rule
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Tesla Inc. wants a federal appeals court in New York to reinstate an Obama-era regulation that would increase penalties on car makers for failing to meet fuel-efficiency standards.
Tesla, which makes electric cars, has asked the court to let it join an appeal by the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club. The environmental groups seek to invalidate a Trump administration rule that weakened penalties for violating Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards. Tesla’s challenge to the rule, filed last month, was first reported Wednesday by Reuters.