Senate Democrats are weighing whether to move ahead on a national clean fuel standard...
Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerin a move that could place additional costs on gasoline and diesel fuel.low-carbon fuel standards such as those in place in California
While discussions are in the early stages and face an uncertain political path in a divided Congress, a national clean fuel standard would likely increase motorists' defection from traditional gasoline and diesel-powered vehicles, putting Texas's oil refineries on increasingly shaky ground. A spokesman for the trade group said it would evaluate any fuel standard on a number of factors, including whether it is"feasible and cost-effective" and"smart without unhelpfully inflating the cost of other liquid fuel products."
It could also help Houston city leaders' efforts to use the region's oil and gas infrastructure and expertise"The key is to build out the infrastructure and build out the need for the vehicles," American Air Liquide Holdings CEO Mike Graff told the Senate Wednesday."The Inflation Reduction Act clearly provides the capability to produce hydrogen under a variety of pathways. The key now is to go ahead and further incentivize the use of the vehicles.
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