"They were horrible, Trump said at the White House. What [the standards] were doing to the cost and actually making the car much worse. But these policies forced automakers to build cars using expensive technologies that drove up costs and prices and made the car much worse. The Biden-issued standards, ABC News reported, mandated an increase in fuel efficiency each year between 2027 and 2031, which would have brought the average vehicle up to 50.4 miles per gallon."
"Trump's relaxed standards would bring that down to 34.5 miles per gallon by 2031. Fox News reported Trump had fuel efficiency requirements increasing at 1.5% during his first term, while Biden boosted those to 8% for new models in 2024 and 10% in 2026. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which enforces the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)Standards that were enacted in 1975, is revising its increase down to between 0.25% and 0.50% for cars in the years ahead."
President Donald Trump revoked fuel efficiency mandates that had required steady annual increases to reach an average of 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031. The revised policy reduces that target to about 34.5 mpg by 2031 and directs NHTSA to scale annual increases for cars to roughly 0.25–0.50%. The rollback is projected to lower new-car prices by about $1,000 for a typical buyer and to save up to $109 billion overall. Major automakers including GM, Ford, and Stellantis welcomed the change and said the adjustment better aligns standards with market realities.
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