Trump Promises To Make Cars Cheaper, By Making You Pay More For Gas

"The Trump Administration is dramatically rolling back federal fuel efficiency targets. The Biden Administration wanted automakers to achieve a 50 mile per gallon average by 2031. Trump is lowering the target to 34.5 mpg. With the other major emissions program already gutted, this move sets the U.S. on a lonely path, setting us up to fall further behind Europe and China in green technology."

"The Trump Administration is proposing a rollback of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fuel efficiency standards, cutting the target from 50.4 miles per gallon on average to just 34.5 mpg. The administration is doing this to make new cars more affordable, it claims, but don't be fooled: This is another gift to the fossil fuel industry, and its primary effect on consumers will be making them pay more for fuel."

"It's a dramatic rollback in ambition compared to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards set by the Biden Administration, which set aggressive goals designed to encourage more efficient vehicles and heavier investments into electrification, as Reuters noted. The goal was to reduce the harm from climate change and ensure American competitiveness with electric vehicles from China. Trump has systematically destroyed that strategy in his first year back in office."

The Trump Administration is lowering federal fuel-efficiency targets for new vehicles from roughly 50 miles per gallon to 34.5 mpg by 2031. The rollback applies to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration standards and aims, according to officials, to make new cars more affordable. The change reduces incentives for automakers to invest in electrification and cleaner vehicles and risks causing higher fuel expenditures for consumers. Congress removed penalties for exceeding CAFE rules through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, weakening regulatory enforcement. The administration is also moving to roll back EPA vehicle emissions standards and to revoke California's authority to set EV sales requirements.

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