Trump rolls back Biden-era fuel economy standards, paving way for more gas-powered cars

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Yahoo! Finance

Wed, December 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM EST


President Trump rolled back fuel economy rules that he claims created an “EV mandate” after former President Joe Biden imposed stricter fuel economy standards last year.

Trump said the administration was officially terminating Biden’s “ridiculous” CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) rules, claiming car prices would come down in response to today’s action. Automakers are now required to meet an average of 34.5 mpg across their model fleet by 2031, a dramatic drop from the average of 50.4 mpg across 2031 that the Biden administration had proposed.

Trump said the action would allow automakers to produce cheaper cars, saving consumers “[at] least $1,000” off the price of a car.

Ford (F) CEO Jim Farley, Stellantis (STLA) CEO Antonio Filosa, and other auto industry executives were in attendance.

Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-rolls-back-biden-era-fuel-economy-standards-paving-way-for-more-gas-powered-cars-212656060.html

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[ffr]

1. The legacy being left behind is one of sheer stupidity.

Future generations dealing with the environmental horror to come will certainly not look back fondly at the good ol' Republican MRGA days.

MRGA- Make Russia Great Again.

[NotHardly]

2. Damn their hides.

I've seen these movies ... one is called "Don't Look Up.

[BidenRocks]

3. I lived through the 1973 gas shortage.

America was still producing land yachts getting 10 mpg or so.

The big 3 were slow to the party and left the door open for Honda, Datsun and others.

When Detroit finally decided to get better mpg, they just underpowered the land yachts or produced crap like the Pinto and Vega. The race was lost.

The public is sold on the EV. Soon it will be the norm for a generation and a gas powered car would be as desirable as a 1973 boat.

Fuck the Future? Thanks chump!

[BumRushDaShow]

5. "America was still producing land yachts getting 10 mpg or so."

In '78, my mom finally got rid of her 1968 Ford Country Squire LTD station wagon and bought a new 1978 Mercury Zephyr that was 8 cylinder.

It got 8 mpg!

[progree]

4. And it's just a number -- "Trump also signed legislation this year that ended fuel economy penalties for automakers"

So if there are no penalties for not meeting the numbers, why even bother issuing a new number?

Trump also signed legislation this year that ended fuel economy penalties for automakers, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) claiming the industry faced no fines dating back to the 2022 model year. Automakers like Tesla make billions by selling emission credits for these penalties, a source of revenue that will now disappear.

Ford (F) CEO Jim Farley, Stellantis (STLA) CEO Antonio Filosa, and other auto industry executives were in attendance.
“Today is a victory for common sense and affordability,” Farley said at the event. “This is the right move … We will invest more in affordable vehicles.”

Uh huh

Trump said the action would allow automakers to produce cheaper cars, saving consumers “[at] least $1,000” off the price of a car.

Which will be eaten up by the cost of higher gasoline consumption, and then some, for the average car that is driven 13,500 miles/year (average mileage per Car & Driver). Even if one doesn't care about the "external" costs like additional greenhouse gasses and other pollutants.

Plus the value-of-time cost of more trips to gas stations.

Link repeated from OP for convenience of reference:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-rolls-back-biden-era-fuel-economy-standards-paving-way-for-more-gas-powered-cars-212656060.html

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. Just as gas is costing more

Brilliant!!!!!

[Lemon Lyman]

7. -

F*ck that. I'm going back to my horse & buggy.

[Mr.Bee]

8. He Isn't Governing

but you can sure see who is!