Earthjustice Statement on Trump Administration’s Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards

Today, the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released its proposed rule amending the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars and light trucks. The proposed rule rolls back previously finalized fuel economy standards that would have saved consumers billions of dollars in fuel costs and helped reduce pollution.

“Transportation costs are already squeezing households, and this proposed rule worsens the affordability crisis facing our families and communities,” said Earthjustice Legislative Director Corey Solow. “Reversing the Biden administration’s fuel economy standards moves us in the wrong direction. This rule forces people to drive less fuel-efficient vehicles, spend more money at the gas pump, and breathe dirtier air as they pick up their children from school and commute to work. Despite the Trump administration’s attempts to lock us into a future reliant on dirty fuels and technologies, we will keep fighting for a clean energy future that works for all of us.”