{"id":3692,"date":"2026-10-20T22:43:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T02:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3692"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T02:43:41","slug":"trump-administration-sued-over-fuel-economy-rollback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3692","title":{"rendered":"Trump Administration Sued Over Fuel Economy Rollback"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A coalition of environmental and consumer protection organizations filed a lawsuit<\/a> today challenging the Trump administration\u2019s final rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards, a move that will make new vehicles less fuel efficient, increase gasoline consumption, and drive up costs for American drivers already facing high gas prices.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit challenges the administration\u2019s attempt to weaken longstanding fuel economy requirements that have helped reduce gasoline consumption and save drivers money at the pump. The rollback comes as families are already struggling with record-high gas prices, with transportation ranking as the second-largest household expense after housing, accounting for roughly 17% of average household spending.<\/p>\n

The existing fuel economy standards would have saved<\/a> 64 billion gallons of gas. Even before the current rise in gas prices, they were set to deliver $35 billion in savings to consumers over the lifetimes of the vehicles covered. Today\u2019s final rule weakens those standards, allowing manufacturers to produce a fleet of vehicles in model year 2031 that are less efficient than the model year 2024 vehicle fleet that is already on our roads.<\/p>\n

The administration\u2019s own projections show that Americans will be forced to spend over $1,600 more on fuel over the life of these life-efficient vehicles, and NHTSA estimates this final rule will result in an increase of over 121 billion gallons of fuel consumption through 2050.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith gas prices at historic highs, Trump picked the worst possible time to roll back federal mileage standards,\u201d said David Pettit, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity\u2019s Climate Law Institute. \u201cOil companies will profit from less efficient cars, but drivers will take a hit to their wallets and our kids will breathe dirtier air. We\u2019ll all pay the price for more tailpipe pollutants spewing everywhere from playgrounds to wild places. We\u2019re asking the courts to put a stop to this callous giveaway to Big Oil and Big Auto.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taking the Trump administration to court for this reckless rollback that prioritizes Big Oil and automaker profits over American families,\u201d said Katherine Garcia, director of Sierra Club\u2019s Clean Transportation for All. \u201cIt is unlawful for Trump to turn back the clock on fuel-efficient cars forcing drivers to waste more money on gas and communities to breathe toxic air. The Sierra Club is proud to stand with our coalition partners in defending our right to cleaner, more affordable vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump administration is steering us toward cars that burn more gas to travel the same miles, draining family budgets along the way,\u201d said James Crowley, senior attorney at Conservation Law Foundation. \u201cAs the needle drops toward empty, more grocery and rent money goes into the tank, while more pollution fills the air we breathe. We\u2019re taking this administration to court because families can\u2019t afford to be steered backward.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cConsumers need more fuel efficient choices when considering new cars, and they deserve vehicles that get more miles per gallon and miles per dollar,\u201d said Robert Weissman, co-president of Public Citizen. \u201cTrump\u2019s lawless push to roll back key safeguards on fuel economy will pollute our air, and line the pockets of oil and auto CEOs. We are confident of stopping Trump\u2019s CAFE standards rollback.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Trump administration\u2019s rollback will mean wasted gas, more air pollution, and higher costs for Americans who are already struggling with high fuel prices,\u201d said Andy Su, senior transportation attorney at Environmental Defense Fund. \u201cWe\u2019re going to court to oppose this dangerous U-turn away from decades of successful work to make our cars more efficient and less expensive to drive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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