US to announce sharply lower vehicle fuel economy requirements
Sean Duffy said the new rule will ease compliance for automakers and cut estimated new-vehicle costs by $930, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- On Monday, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Trump administration will soon lower vehicle fuel economy standards, reversing a Biden-era push that forced automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles.
- Biden's previous annual mandates sought 8% efficiency increases for 2024 and 2025, 10% for 2026, and 2% annually from 2027 to 2031. This reversal deviates sharply from those escalating targets.
- Automakers expect new standards to mirror a December proposal from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, setting fleet-wide averages at 34.5 mpg by 2031, down from the Biden-proposed 50.4 mpg.
- While the policy could reduce new vehicle costs by $930 each, fuel consumption may increase by about 100 billion gallons through 2050 and fuel spending would rise by $185 billion.
- Retroactively revising the 2022 fuel economy standard will allow automakers to use compliance credits from higher-than-required efficiency in prior years, making it easier to meet future targets.
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Administration to lower fuel economy standards
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration will soon announce sharply lower vehicle fuel-economy standards, reversing a push by the prior administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.
The new standards would be announced shortly, said Transport Minister Sean Duffy on Monday.
Trump Administration to Announce Sharply Lower U.S. Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards
نُشر هذا المقال أولاً عبر Cedarnews.net. لمتابعة المزيد من الأخبار والتقارير الحصرية، زورونا على موقعنا. WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing to announce sharply lower federal fuel economy requirements for cars and light trucks, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday. The move would reverse tougher vehicle-efficiency standards adopted under former President Joe Biden and could significantly change requirements facing major…
US to announce sharply lower vehicle fuel economy requirements
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