Tesla has already cornered the electric vehicle market in the U.S. Now it’s calling for stricter regulations that will give it even more of an edge. The Elon Musk–owned automaker is urging the Biden administration to adopt tougher fuel economy standards than regulators have proposed, a move that is likely to irritate legacy automakers like General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Collectively, those three companies face a combined $10.5 billion in noncompliance fines from 2027 to 2032 under the proposed standards and have already urged regulators to ease up. Tesla’s call on regulators to double down is another way for the company to one-up its competitors. GM, Ford and Stellantis are embroiled in a bitter union strike that has already cost them $3.45 billion and will affect their rollout of electric vehicles. And as strike costs mount, these automakers appear to be dealing… Click below to read the full story from TechCrunch
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