Duffy Orders Reversal Of “Illegal” Fuel Economy Rules

The Associated Press reports:

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-powered cars and trucks were illegal and moved to reverse them.

Combined with Senate language in the pending budget bill to eliminate penalties for exceeding standards regulating how far vehicles must travel on a gallon of fuel, automakers could come under less pressure from regulators to reduce pollution. Ultimately the nation’s use of electric vehicles could be slowed.

The moves align with the administration’s ongoing efforts to slash federal support for EVs. Trump has pledged to end what he called an EV “mandate,” referring incorrectly to former President Joe Biden’s goal for half of all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030.

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