PoliticsTrump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels

The Department of Transportation issued a final rule rolling Corporate Average Fuel Economy targets back to levels not seen in more than a decade. The target is 34.9 mpg for model year 2031; emissions credits disappear from 2028, and EVs and plug-in hybrids will no longer count toward an automaker’s fleet average.

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