The Trump administration is preparing to ease federal fuel economy rules for cars and trucks, undoing stricter requirements adopted under former President Joe Biden.
\n\nTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the administration would soon release the new standards, which are expected to significantly lower the mileage targets automakers must meet.
\n\nA proposal issued by NHTSA in December projected a combined industrywide average of roughly 34.5 mpg for passenger cars and light trucks by model year 2031, down from approximately 50.4 mpg under Biden-era rules.
\n\nSpeaking in Michigan, Duffy said the administration wants Detroit manufacturers to produce vehicles based on consumer demand instead of federal mandates.
\n\n“We are about to announce a common-sense fuel economy standard because we want Detroit to build cars that Americans want to buy — not cars that Democrats want Washington to build,” Duffy said.
\n\nThe December proposal would also lower the standard previously set for 2022 and require only small annual increases of between 0.25 percent and 0.5 percent through 2031.
\n\nUnder Biden, the required efficiency increases were eight percent a year for model years 2024 and 2025, followed by ten percent in 2026 and two percent annually from 2027 through 2031. Those rules were…
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