Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels

smh Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he’s cut it again to just 35 mpg.

34 Credit: Getty Images Credit: Getty Images Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The federal government’s war on fuel efficiency claimed another victim today. The Department of Transportation released a new rule for the country’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which, as expected, discourage the very idea of economical vehicles. Among the changes is a rollback to fuel economy numbers not seen in more than a decade, below even the low standards implemented in 2020 , the last time President Trump was in power. The new goal is just 34.9 mpg by model year 2031.