The company's regulatory policy team is trying to clean up a mess that CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help create.
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11:54 AM PDT · September 25, 2025
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Tesla has asked the Environmental Protection Agency not to roll back current vehicle emissions standards, breaking from other major automakers who want to see the rules eased. The company’s request comes the same week that President Donald Trump — who Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent $300 million to help elect — told the United Nations General Assembly that he thinks climate change is a “con job” and a “scam.”
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