WASHINGTON, Aug 31 (Reuters) – The Trump administration will soon announce sharply lower vehicle fuel-economy standards, reversing a push by the prior administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in December proposed significantly reducing fuel economy requirements from model years 2022 to 2031, requiring a fleetwide average 34.5 miles per gallon by 2031, down from 50.4 miles per gallon (21.4 km per liter) under former President Joe Biden.
“We are about 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 at an appearance in Michigan.
(Reporting by David ShepardsonEditing by Nick Zieminski)
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