Trump administration’s action will in no way prevent them from buying a model that gets great gas mileage. The good news for everyone else is that the choice of models will be much wider than if the CAFÉ standard remained 54.5 mpg
“More realistic fuel rule would cut traffic fatalities and lower gas prices”
WASHINGTON, D.C. The Trump Administration has proposed to halt the steady increases in auto fuel economy standards that were part of backroom deals made the Obama Administration, with California, and automakers in 2009-12.
In doing so, the administration has struck a blow for consumer choice that will be good news for drivers planning or hoping to buy a new car in the next decade. That’s because the mileage mandate is one of the main causes of rapidly rising vehicle prices.
