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Trump finalizes rule to make cars less fuel efficient
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has finalized new regulations to significantly weaken national fuel efficiency standards. This deregulatory action terminates previous requirements that mandated a fleet average of 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031.
- 01DOT finalized plans to lower fuel economy requirements for upcoming model years
- 02New regulations effectively replace Biden-era standards targeting 50.4 mpg by 2031
- 03Administration officials characterize the move as a major deregulatory achievement for the current term
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The US Department of Transportation finalized its plans today to weaken fuel efficiency standards, calling it "among the largest deregulatory actions under the second Trump Administration." It's a nail in the coffin for Biden-era standards that would have required fleet average fuel economy to reach 50.4 miles per gallon by model year 2031. President Donald […]