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Washington Is Rewriting the MPG Rules, and the EV Math Changes With Them
A fleetwide 34.5 mpg target for 2031 instead of 50.4, a quiet reclassification fight over whether pickups count as cars, and a separate rule narrowing heavy-truck standards. What the CAFE rewrite does to the electric side of the business.
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South Carolina flattened 1,600 acres for Scout. The bill kept growing
The state promised Scout Motors a finished site in Blythewood. A stalled wetlands permit, idle earthmovers and a wet 2024 added $150 million to the tab, and lawmakers wanted an audit before paying it.