Oge - Driving the future : combating climate change with cleaner, smarter cars

Praise for Driving the Future

The author has a vision for the future of the automobile. Its not exactly the flying car of the future, but almost, as it comes with smartphone-synced scheduling, zero-emissions technology, and the ability to park itself.... Astute... Oge knows her stuff.

Kirkus Reviews

Margo tells the incredible story of how California and then Washington were able to mandate much cleaner cars and light trucks. This is the story of how hard it is to combat climate changeand also how imaginative and determined leaders can get it done.

Governor Jerry Brown

Margo Oge describes the astounding transformation of cars and trucks in Americacutting pollution by more than 97 percent, and greenhouse gases by more than halfand shows the way to complete this job. It is a compelling story and a great read.

Hal Harvey, CEO of Energy Innovation

Driving the Future is a testament to the progress that is possible when committed public servants are allowed to follow the scientific evidence where it leads and to envision and then execute ambitious plans for a better technological and environmental future.

Lisa Heinzerling, Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center

Margo Oge provides a riveting insiders account of the people, science, politics, and technologies behind an improbable victory in the battle against global warming. Based on her understanding of how regulation can drive innovation, she depicts a future in which cleaner, lighter, smarter cars will become tools in the fight against climate change rather than contribute to it. Every citizen should read her book and feel proud of what we can accomplish together.

Lisa Jackson , EPA a dministrator under President Barack Obama

Drawing upon her experience as an architect of game-changing fuel economy standards, Margo Oge gives us a roadmap to a future world of better and cleaner cars, healthier air, reduced geopolitical conflict, and stronger communities. If we get there, it will be because of visionaries such as Oge.

Ken Kimmell, president, Union of Concerned Scientists

Margo and her team at the EPA helped craft far-reaching GHG and fuel economy standards for the US that are accelerating the adoption of future automotive technologies like plug-in electric vehicles and fuel cell vehicles. Margo has the credibility and the record for convincingly discussing a carbon free future in her book, a vision we share.

Ulrich Kranz, BMW, senior vice president, Product Line i

Driving the Future is a real-world story about the policy visionaries, business leaders, and dedicated citizens who are spurring the clean energy revolutionand ushering in a new era of prosperity for our nation and the world.

Fred Krupp, president, Environmental Defense Fund

Margo has given us a fascinating insiders view of regulatory development and a framework for collaborative rulemaking that literally changed the faceand tailpipesof an industry, and a thoughtful look forward to future opportunities.

Tom Linebarger, chairman and CEO of Cummins Inc.

Driving the Future is the story of a dramatic success in a key battle in the fight against global warmingimproving the environmental performance of vehicle fleetswith a lucid explanation of how to bridge science and public policy. Reading the book is as pleasant as having a talk with a good friend, and as informative as a full course in public policy.

Mario J. Molina, PhD, professor at the University of California, San Diego, and winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his role in elucidating the threat to the earths ozone layer from chlorofluorocarbon gases

Its a great story: an insiders account of the unprecedented collaboration of politicians, regulators, and industry that created the worlds first standards for low-carbon vehicles and a practical guide to steps that all of usincluding consumersmust take to create a global market for vehicles that can take us where we want to go while dodging the worst effects of climate change.

Mary Nichols, chairman of the California Air Resources Board

Five stars to Margo Oge! She may be a veteran regulator, but she also has the vision thing, the broad historical and conceptual perspective that made her one of EPAs stars in the historic achievement of cleaner cars and in the cause of averting climate change. Not to mention that her writing is fluid, engaging, and makes a complex story hard to put down.

William Reilly, EPA administrator under President George H. W. Bush

This book should be a must-read for anyone who wants to know how the regulatory process actually works. Margo Oge provides a compelling insiders account about the making of President Obamas landmark vehicle emission rules. She describes how she and her dedicated team at EPA fought political interference under the Bush Administration, formed a crucial partnership with innovative California regulators, and found key allies within the new Obama team.

Congressman Henry Waxman

Copyright 2015 by Margo T. Oge

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Oge, Margo T.

Driving the future : combating climate change with cleaner, smarter cars / Margo T. Oge. First edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-62872-538-4 (hardcover : alk. paper); ISBN 978-1-62872-549-0 (ebook)

1. Alternative fuel vehicles. 2. AutomobilesTechnological innovations. 3. Auto mobilesEnvironmental aspects. 4. Sustainable engineering. I. Title.

TL216.5.O38 2015

629.2220286dc23 2014048036

Cover design and photograph by Enrique Florendo and Marisa Oge

Printed in the United States of America

To my husband, Cuneyt, my best friend, whose love, support, and belief in me means the world to me. To my daughters, Nicole and Marisa, who are the greatest gifts in my life. To my mother, Ioanna Tsirigotis, who is my hero.

To all EPA employees, especially my colleagues at the Office of Transportation and Air Quality, whose passion and hard work have resulted in significant improvements to public health and the environment. To all individuals and organizations who are working for a cleaner and more sustainable planet.

When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity.

John F. Kennedy

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