US EditionTransportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule ‘illegal’
- The Transportation Department published a final rule on Friday to relax U.S. Fuel economy standards established under Biden for 2022-2031 vehicles.
- This action followed January's order by Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy directing NHTSA to rescind Biden-era standards that assumed high electric vehicle adoption.
- The original standards sought to raise fuel efficiency to 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031, reducing gasoline use by 64 billion gallons and cutting emissions by 659 million metric tons.
- Secretary Duffy stated the prior administration illegally used CAFE rules as an electric vehicle mandate, while automaker Stellantis supported Senate Republican proposals to ease compliance burdens.
- The rollback aims to ease manufacturing challenges and preserve vehicle affordability amid industry penalty payments exceeding $190 million by Stellantis and $128 million by GM in recent years.
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Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule ‘illegal’
DETROIT (AP) — Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a rule Friday that Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-powered cars and trucks are illegal and…
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Transportation chief seeks to weaken fuel economy standards, calls Biden-era rule 'illegal'
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse the rules.
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By David Shepardson GM, Stellantis have paid significant fuel economy penalties in recent years Senators say proposal would save automakers $200 million Proposal is latest move in Washington to make it easier to sell gas-guzzlers WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) – The Transportation Department paved the way for looser U.S fuel economy standards on Friday by ...
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