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White House Begins Review of Emission Rollback Proposal
The White house has received a joint proposal from two regulatory agencies for abandoning emission standards for 2022-2025 that would hike average fuel economy by more than 20%.
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The White house has received a joint proposal from two regulatory agencies for abandoning emission standards for 2022-2025 that would hike average fuel economy by more than 20%.
The current regulations would raise laboratory-level estimated fuel economy from an average 41 mpg in 2021 to 50 mpg in 2025. Real-world numbers, which averaged about 26 mpg in 2016, would climb to about 36 mpg.
The proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (emissions) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (fuel economy) was turned over on Wednesday. California has vowed to impose the original standards regardless of what federal agencies do, thereby setting two sets of regulations for carmakers to follow.
The auto industry has been urging the Trump administration to reach a compromise with California to avoid a clash, which is certain to generate a lengthy court battle.
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