Trump Says He Finalized New Fuel Economy Rules
President Trump said Saturday he finalized new fuel-economy standards. The new rules will end Biden-era clean-car policies.
Those policies had encouraged automakers to build more electric vehicles. The new rules also end a push for faster electric vehicle adoption.
Trump said the change will lower vehicle prices. Exact details of the new rules were not released yet. His administration had earlier signaled lower fuel-economy standards were coming.
Klear Note — Fuel-economy standards set rules for how efficiently vehicles use fuel.
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- fuel-economy standards Government rules on how much fuel vehicles must save.
- Biden-era policies Rules made under former President Biden to boost electric cars.