Sean Duffy has assumed leadership of the U.S. Department of Transportation and immediately moves to dismantle the Biden administration’s fuel efficiency standards, which aimed to promote electric vehicles. Duffy argues such standards increase car costs and undermine consumer choice. Critics counter Duffy’s viewpoint by emphasizing that the fundamental issue is car dependency, driven by historical investments in infrastructure that prioritize cars over alternative transport. The article suggests Duffy’s approach will not lead to genuine affordability in transportation, as reliance on cars will persist regardless of emissions standards.
Many Americans have no choice but to drive thanks to more than a century of short-sighted investments in highways and roads that make it impossible to get around any other way.
Compulsory driving will never be affordable, no matter how much we subsidize it by allowing automakers to stop investing in cleaner fuels/tailpipe technologies.
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