Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
The U.S. Department of Transportation has finalized a rule to weaken fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. This action reverses Biden-era requirements that aimed for a fleet average of 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031.
The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it "among the largest deregulatory actions under the second Trump Administration." It's a nail in the coffin for Biden-era standards that would have required fleet average fuel economy to reach 50.4 miles per gallon by model year 2031. President Donald […]
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