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Trump virtually eliminated emissions regulations. Here’s what happens to your next car now
Automakers shift focus to higher-margin trucks and SUVs with hybrids rising; full-size SUV sales jumped 23.9% year over year, data from Cox Automotive show.
- The Trump administration and U.S. Congress recently removed key greenhouse‑gas rules by repealing the EPA's 2009 endangerment finding and zeroing out CAFE penalties under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- Deregulation has given manufacturers new room to reshape lineups, as automakers were already scaling back hybrids and EVs and need time to recalibrate future product plans.
- Automakers have started cancelling and pausing EV projects, with Cox Automotive data showing full-size trucks up 21.2%, full-size SUVs up 23.9%, and midsize trucks up 21.2%, while Stellantis stopped Jeep plug-in hybrids earlier this year.
- Consumers may find fewer fully electric options and more hybrids and trucks as industry experts say changes will unfold gradually over multiple model years.
- Looking to global markets, the U.S. may drift out of step as stricter emissions rules abroad preserve waste-heat recovery systems, reflective surface coatings, and high-efficacy exterior lights.
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What to expect of your next car after Trump virtually eliminated emissions regulations
With the Trump administration effectively dismantling automotive emissions regulations, cars on dealership lots could see some changes. Your next car could be bigger, with fewer fully electric options – but it also might be a hybrid.
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Trump virtually eliminated emissions regulations. Here’s what happens to your next car now - Technology Shout
With the Trump administration effectively repealing auto emissions regulations, there may be some changes coming to cars at dealerships. Your next car may be larger and have fewer all-electric options, but it may also be a hybrid. The repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 hazard findings effectively ended greenhouse gas standards that had governed automakers for more than fifteen years. The law was repealed after Congress zeroed o…
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