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January 17, 2025 Charlie Turner

EMPOWER News Roundup - EV mandates and Tariffs

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In case you missed our email from Wednesday:

We’re asking members of EMPOWER to send a letter to President-elect Trump’s transition team to encourage him to follow through on his commitment to ending gas car bans on Day 1 of his presidency.

If you haven’t already, we’d love your help sending the President-elect a message. Here’s a link to Wednesday’s email with full details: https://mailchi.mp/ac2ac7a7513f/letter-to-the-president-elects-transition-team

Happy Friday!

-Charlie and the AFPM EMPOWER team

In the news

Canada could cut US energy supply in reply to Trump’s tariffs - POLITICO

Canada is the largest supplier of energy to the U.S., supplying Americans with about 60 percent of its crude oil imports. And as of 2020, Canada supplied the U.S. with 98 percent of its natural gas imports, 93 percent of its electricity imports and 28 percent of its uranium purchases, government data shows.

Trucking industry concerns over Advanced Clean Trucks remain - Land Line

After announcing it will pause all sales of internal combustion engine trucks in Oregon, Daimler Truck North America is resuming sales of diesel trucks in the Beaver State – but with some restrictions that do very little to ease anxieties over Advanced Clean Trucks rules.

Trump Plans ‘Energy Dominance’ Executive Orders After Inauguration - The Wall Street Journal

President-elect Donald Trump is preparing executive orders aimed at boosting American fossil fuels and undoing his predecessor’s push for the U.S. to adopt electric vehicles.

AFPM advocacy group EMPOWER (Hey, that’s us!) urges action against ban on gas cars - BIC Magazine

The group is asking members to send letters to the Trump transition team, urging the President-elect to prioritize the repeal of gas car bans and electric vehicle mandates on Day 1 of his presidency.

EU Considering Lifting Sanctions On Syrian Oil & Gas - OilPrice.com

In a non-paper--an informal EU document used by member states in closed door negotiations--the EU has proposed the removal of “export ban on oil and gas technology, as well as restrictions on export and participation in infrastructure projects and financing.”

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