The newly confirmed Ministry of Transport (DOT) Secretary of Transport (DOT) is already moving to overturn the strict fuel consumption standards of the Biden Harris administration’s vehicles.
Immediately after Duffy was swearing as the Transport Secretary on Tuesday, he signed Memo To start a process to reset the corporate average fuel consumption (Cafe) standard of the National Highway Traffic Saffety Administration (NHTSA). According to Dot, the standard of the cafe was that the standard of the cafe was “reduced the strength of the American automotive industry” and “I denied the total range of the necessary affordable vehicles to Americans.” press release。
The cafe standard was the first Establishment In the 1975 parliament, the fuel economy of the vehicle regulates the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. Recent NHTSA Enhanced The standard under former President Joe Biden in June 2024 is to the manufacturer. The fuel economy of new passenger cars from 2027 to 2031 and new light trucks from 2029 to 2031 will increase by 2 % each year.
The latest information on Cafe Standards under BIDEN was widely criticized for the potential for car manufacturers with billions of compliance costs, as consumer prices could be higher.
The Biden Harris administration has adopted an electric vehicle (EV) as part of the former president’s signature Green Energy Agenda, which includes the strict tail pipe emission standards introduced in March 2024. Promote. By 2030, only 38 of the 500,000 EV chargers nationwide had been operating as of April 2024. (Related: In order for residents to report headaches and itching, it turns out that “toxic” metals are installed near a large -scale battery fire in California).
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“I am deeply honored to me to quickly confirm my nomination with the trust that I was placed on by President Trump to lead this important department,” Duffy wrote in a press release. I am. “We are already working to lead the golden age of transportation by implementing the president’s vision and immediately taking action to reduce the cost of the government and diligent Americans. The memorandum signed today is unnecessarily reducing the cost of cars and excessive fuel standards to push the fundamental green New Deal agenda. You should not be forced to sacrifice the choice and reasonable price when purchasing.
President Donald Trump is a frank critic of Biden’s EV policy. Trump pledged to abolish Biden’s de facto electric car mission in the trajectory of the campaign, and called this measure “insane.” Just a few hours after returning to the office on January 20, Trump signed Presidential order It aims to TO “Restored American prosperity,” he said, “Reliable energy and natural resources at affordable prices in the United States.”
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