The newly confirmed traffic director Sean Duffy signed a command on Tuesday in search of a major fuel -efficient rollback set by President Joseph R. Videen Junior.
This order is the latest initiative by the Trump administration to roll back the initiative introduced by the Biden administration, which aims to reduce electric vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
In a memo of the National Route Transportation Safety Bureau, Duffy has instructed the agency to re -evaluate new cars and trucks for the end of 10 years. The order came as one of Duffy's first act, as the head of the Ministry of Transport.
Based on Biden's fuel consumption, passenger cars of American automakers must rise to 65 miles by 2031 from last year's 48.7 miles. The average mileage of light trucks, including pickup trucks and sports utility vehicles, must reach 45 miles per gallon per gallon.
Some automakers have criticized this rule as a market for marketing.
“The standard of artificially high fuel consumption,” the Secretary of the Communications, “It imposes a large -scale cost for the average American family and small and medium -sized business owners to make many new vehicle models untouched. “
Former Wisconsin's representative, Duffy, confirmed early that day, despite the slower waves from some Democratic members, despite the fact that the Trump administration's subsidies and loans were flooded. It was done. The final vote was 77-22.
In his memo, Duffy has questioned whether the current fuel consumption standards reflect accurately reflect the abundant US oil reserves and purification capabilities. This memo may not take into account the risk of national security vulnerabilities in the United States, especially for foreign sources, which are used in electric vehicle batteries. I mentioned it.
Duffy's memo has instructed the National Highway Traffic Saffety Administration to review all fuel consumption standards for vehicles after the 2022 model.
