President Donald Trump this week announced a rollback of fuel economy standards for cars, undoing one of President Joe Biden’s signature climate policies.

The proposal would weaken emissions regulations for cars and light trucks that would otherwise encourage carmakers to produce more electric vehicles.

As President Trump sees it, environmental regulations that attempt to improve efficiency and address climate change only make products more expensive and make them perform worse. The White House said the Biden-era regulations would raise the cost of a new car by $1,000, and the repeal would save car owners $109 billion over the next five years.

This is just the latest example of Trump’s long-running hostility to environmental rules. He has blamed efficiency regulations for his frustratio

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