Designed in D.C. for a world fearing that crude oil would soon run out, the 2025 CAFE standards mean that cars and light trucks will carry much bigger price tags and offer their occupants less protection
Highway death tolls will skyrocket as 54.5 mpg takes effect
OAKLAND, California—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon begin its mid-term review of the new fuel-economy standards it wants U.S. cars and light trucks to meet by the 2025 model year.
Announced in August 2012, the EPA standards would require new American-made cars and light trucks to average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The standard today (for model year 2016) is 34.5 mpg.
