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- The first step is to gut fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks.
- The move would roll back CAFE, or Corporate Average Fuel Economy.
- Any changes are likely to be contested through litigation.
The Trump administration is laying the groundwork to gut fuel efficiency standards for U.S. cars and light trucks, one of the signature achievements of the Obama era.
The EPA has readied a final determination that calls for the rolling back of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, according to the Wall Street Journal. The current standards would require automakers to sell vehicles that average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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