Ford backs Biden clean truck rule in court

By Lesley Clark | 06/14/2024 06:35 AM EDT

The company has supported EPA tailpipe emission controls that it says create a level playing field for the auto industry.

Ford's logo is seen on the side of a building.

Ford's logo is seen on the side of a building at the unveiling of the new electric F-150 Lightning outside of its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, on May 19, 2021. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

One of the nation’s largest automakers is once again coming to the defense of the Biden administration’s efforts to cut tailpipe emissions from vehicles.

In a brief filed Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Ford said it supports EPA’s efforts to regulate greenhouse gases and other emissions from heavy-duty vehicles.

The company’s motion to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the rule comes after the automaker last month told the court that EPA’s new rule for passenger cars and trucks would create a level regulatory playing field.

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“Ford is committed to reducing emissions in its own fleet and scaling up its production of electric vehicles and hybrids,” the company said Wednesday in its D.C. Circuit brief.

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