Trump cuts fuel economy standards back to 2014 levels

What happened

The Department of Transportation released a new rule for the country’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which, as expected, discourage the very idea of economical vehicles. Among the changes is a rollback to fuel economy numbers not seen in more than a decade, below even the low standards implemented in 2020 , the last time President Trump was in power.

In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he’s cut it again to just 35 mpg.

The federal government’s war on fuel efficiency claimed another victim today. The new goal is just 34.9 mpg by model year 2031.

Key facts

• The Department of Transportation — released: a new rule for the country’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which, as expected, discourage the very idea of economical vehicles