President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a rollback of fuel economy standards finalized under the Biden administration, a move he and congressional Republicans said would make the average car more affordable.

Trump announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was proposing to reduce the fuel economy requirements for cars and light trucks from model years 2022 to 2031.

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards require automakers to meet an annual average fuel efficiency for all the cars and light trucks they sell each model year.

The Biden administration finalized standards in June 2024 that required automakers’ fleets to achieve an average of 50.4 miles per gallon by model year 2031, an increase from 39.1 miles per gallon. Opponents criticized this as a mand

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