Trump to roll back fuel-efficiency rules in boost for automakers - New York Post

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Make California Post a Preferred Source The Trump administration is set to announce a major rollback of federal fuel-economy requirements for new cars and light trucks, giving automakers more freedom to build gas-powered vehicles .

President Trump announced the decision Saturday on Truth Social, saying he had “just approved new Fuel Economy Standards.” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the administration would formally announce the change Monday.

Trump has said the fuel economy rollback will help Americans by cutting thousands of dollars from the price of new cars.

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Under the Biden administration, automakers faced a 50.4 miles per gallon standard. A proposal issued in December would have lowered the requirement to an average of 34.5 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks in model year 2031.