Tesla urges Trump not to repeal vehicle emissions rules, climate finding

The logo of Tesla car is pictured. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla urged U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration not to repeal vehicle emissions standards or the long-standing U.S. finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health.

Tesla said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal “would give a pass to engine and vehicle manufacturers for all measurement, control, and reporting of GHG emissions for any highway engine and vehicle.”

Earlier this week, a group representing General Motors, Toyota, Volkswagen and nearly all other automakers, asked the EPA to roll back its aggressive vehicle emissions limits that seek to force the industry to build a rising number of electric vehicles.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Chris Reese)