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 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 Trump was in power. The new goal is just 34.9 mpg by model year 2031.
This is nothing if not expected. When Sean Duffy was installed as Transportation secretary last January, he immediately announced that any fuel efficiency standards put in place under the Biden administration were dead and buried. Those rules had a slower ramp up than some might have liked but would have required automakers to sell many more electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
If they haven’t already, this is when Americans should finally realize that he and his family are being paid for by foreign actors. He is actively putting US business out of the world wide market. The US is going backwards while everyone else moves forward. Did China just hand him a huge pot of cash for putting the last nail in the US automotive industry’s coffin?
Drump is actively sabotaging the future of the USA.
So progressive! He’s helping us cut back on fossil fuels by making it so prohibitively expensive that no one can afford to drive any more!
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Up next: introducing leaded gasoline! It prevents engine knocking!
I’m still convinced leaded fuel is partially responsible for the brain damage that contributed to modern conservatism
Even if it didn’t. Conservatives will act proud like they are better for it.
Nice, fuel production is down… so lets make our use of it even greater!!!
This is America winning!!!
This is just a warm-up.
Well, RAM is at 2010’s prices, why not everything else?
Lowkey, this is how I realized I was raised and have existed poor, 35 MPG still sounds of magic XD
Too late (I hope). At this point anyone buying a petro powered car is just an idiot. Though unfortunately there are about 33% of the public who have demonstrated pure idiocy already.
Pure ignorance right here. Sure, if you own a house you can install a wallbox or whatever and just charge at home. Maybe that’s the case in the US where I guess home ownership is rather high. But if you don’t own a home and live in a rented apartment, you most likely have to use public charging infrastructure. And if that doesn’t exist or simply not enough charging stations are available, then you can’t switch to an EV and have to continue to use an ICE car.
Also, since EVs are rather new, they can be more costly, even used ones. So again, those with little money will have to stick with an ICE car for the forseeable future.
sorry for not being able to afford an EV
EVs are pretty much on par with gas cars new….
Or they need to drive further than a battery allows… I assume this is post on you given “petro”.
Most EVs on the market have ranges on par with gas cars. 300 or so miles.
The only real difference is instead of 5 minutes to pay and fill up a gas tank, it take like 20 minutes to charge on a fast charger.
This is definitely an issue. Because if you want a car with serious EV range it costs a lot more for that range, and infrastructure for EV is still a problem.
Looking forward to the EREVs. If trump doesn’t do something to kill them, too.
Is America tired of winning yet??
Freedom costs a buck-o-five (a mile)
sheet, why not make the standard 10 mi/gal?
