"On Wednesday, president Trump announced plans to drastically lower fuel efficiency standards for new cars and pick-up trucks, the New York Times reports, claiming the move will save over $100 billion over the next five years and lower the average price tag of new vehicles by $1,000. But both symbolically and in actual effect, the move would be firmly putting Biden era environmental policy in the rear view mirror, ditching regulations and consumer incentives to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles."
"The plan continues Trump's pattern of giving massive concessions to automakers and the fossil fuels industry, along with his broader conviction that climate change is a 'hoax.' Under the new plan, car companies would need to achieve an average of 34.5 miles per gallon in the 2031 model year across their entire fleet, down from 50.4 miles per gallon that the Biden-era regulations would've required."
"That 50 miles per gallon would have been a high bar for gas-powered cars to achieve. The point of setting it so high was to encourage automakers to sell more EVs, which would drive down greenhouse gas emissions. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, transportation is the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. In 2022, the US emitted over 6.3 billion metric tons of the stuff."
President Trump announced plans to lower fuel-efficiency standards for new cars and pick-up trucks, claiming over $100 billion in savings over five years and a $1,000 average price reduction per vehicle. The rollback would reduce required fleet average fuel economy to 34.5 mpg in the 2031 model year, down from 50.4 mpg under prior regulations. Auto executives praised the change as aligning standards with market realities. The adjustment removes regulatory and consumer incentives intended to accelerate electric vehicle adoption. Transportation remains the largest U.S. source of greenhouse gas emissions, with 2022 emissions exceeding 6.3 billion metric tons.
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