California lawmakers reached out to major automobile manufacturers to counter federal efforts to weaken fuel economy standards, state senators said. The federal Environmental Protection Agency said former President Barack Obama made a mistake when he called for an increase for all domestic vehicles to an average of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The National Automobile Dealers Association applauded the EPA, saying standards alone weren’t enough to “maximize the number of cleaner, safer and more fuel-efficient vehicles we get on the road every year.” California was authorized to implement its own rules and dozens of states have adopted those standards. After the EPA’s proposal, California and a coalition of more than a dozen other states and the […]