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US to finalize sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards

Global Published 27 September 2026, 10:52 · archived 27 Sep 2026

WASHINGTON: The US Transportation Department on Monday will finalize sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards through 2031, reversing a push by the Biden administration to force automakers to build more electric vehicles, officials said on Saturday. President Donald Trump ​said he had approved new fuel economy standards for cars and trucks, which he ​said will lower the price of new vehicles. “A major victory for America’s auto ⁠workers is coming Monday,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said. The new standards would cut the cost of ​new vehicles but increase fuel consumption and carbon...

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