US EditionSenate Republicans propose eliminating penalties for violating fuel efficiency rules
- On Thursday, the Senate Commerce Committee released a provision in the reconciliation bill that would eliminate penalties for automakers violating fuel efficiency standards.
- For decades, Congress has mandated that the federal agency responsible for vehicle safety establish annual fuel efficiency standards, with bipartisan enhancements made to the rules in 2007.
- The bill zeroes out all fines under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy program, effectively removing the government's ability to enforce fuel economy rules.
- In the 2023 model year, passenger vehicles and light trucks reached a record-high real-world fuel efficiency of 27.1 miles per gallon, while automakers such as Stellantis and General Motors collectively paid over $464 million in penalties for vehicles sold between 2018 and 2020.
- If enacted, the bill would undermine fuel economy enforcement, likely reducing automakers' compliance incentives and potentially reversing emissions and consumer cost benefits.
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US Senate Republicans propose eliminating fuel economy fines for automakers
U.S. Senate Republicans on Thursday proposed eliminating fines for failures to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules as part of a wide-ranging tax bill - the latest move aimed at making it easier for automakers to build gas-powered vehicles.
New GOP Budget Bill Guts Decades-Old Fuel Economy Rules for Cars and Trucks
A new provision in the Senate reconciliation bill would neuter the country’s fuel efficiency standards for automakers, gutting one of the federal government’s longest-running programs to manage gasoline prices and air pollution. The new provision — which was released on Thursday by the Senate Commerce Committee — would essentially strip the government of its ability to enforce the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, or CAFE standards. The …
Senate Republicans propose eliminating penalties for violating fuel efficiency rules
Senate Republicans are proposing to terminate penalties for automakers whose fleets are not efficient enough to meet national standards. Automakers’ car fleets are required to meet fuel mileage standards set by the Department of Transportation. Text for the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” put forward Thursday by the Senate Science, Commerce and Transportation Committee Republicans brings…
Senate Republicans propose to eliminate fuel economy penalties
Senate Republicans on Thursday proposed eliminating fines for automakers who fail to meet Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules as part of a wide-ranging tax bill, a boost to Detroit automakers selling gas-powered vehicles.
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