{"id":2396591,"date":"2025-01-29T14:44:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-new-transportation-secretary-takes-a-sledgehammer-to-bidens-de-facto-ev-mandate-as-his-first-act-in-office\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T14:46:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T19:46:57","slug":"trumps-new-transportation-secretary-takes-a-sledgehammer-to-bidens-de-facto-ev-mandate-as-his-first-act-in-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumps-new-transportation-secretary-takes-a-sledgehammer-to-bidens-de-facto-ev-mandate-as-his-first-act-in-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump&#8217;s New Transportation Secretary Takes a Sledgehammer to Biden&#8217;s &#8216;De Facto EV Mandate&#8217; As His First Act in Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrumps-new-transportation-secretary-takes-a-sledgehammer-to-bidens-de-facto-ev-mandate-as-his-first-act-in-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396591&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced plans to rollback fuel economy \u2064standards established by the \u200bBiden administration, \u2062which he claims pressured automakers to eliminate gasoline-powered vehicles. His directive aims to reset \u200bthe Corporate\u2063 Average Fuel \u2063Economy (CAFE) standards, \u2062which previously targeted an increase to approximately\u2062 50.4 miles per\u200c gallon by 2031. Duffy emphasized\u200b the need to alleviate the financial\u200d burden on \u2064consumers by reducing what he\u2063 described as <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">excessively restrictive fuel standards<\/a> that inflated car \u2062prices and aligned with a radical \u2063Green New Deal agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Trump \u200dadministration&#8217;s \u2062priorities, Duffy&#8217;s memorandum argues that the previous standards compel automakers to shift production from internal combustion \u200dengine vehicles to electric models, negatively impacting consumer\u2064 choice and affordability. He cited a 15.5% increase\u2062 in vehicle prices from March 2021 to March\u200b 2024 \u2063as evidence of the burdens imposed by\u200c the Biden-era regulations. The new approach, \u200caccording\u200d to Duffy, seeks to establish realistic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-becomes-the-first-millennial-confirmed-to-a-cabinet-position\/\" title=\"Buttigieg Becomes The First Millennial Confirmed To A Cabinet Position\">fuel economy standards<\/a> that meet market demands without \u2062forcing an electric vehicle transition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday began the process of rolling back fuel economy standards set by the Biden administration that he said &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/raskin-trump-owes-january-6-probe-his-testimony\/\" title=\"Raskin: Trump &#039;Owes&#039; January 6 Probe &#039;His Testimony&#039;\">put coercive pressure<\/a>&rdquo; on automakers to phase out gasoline-powered vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>A news release posted on the website of the <a href=\"https:\/\/highways.dot.gov\/newsroom\/sean-duffy-sworn-secretary-us-department-transportation-takes-immediate-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Highway Administration<\/a> said that Duffy&rsquo;s &ldquo;first act&rdquo; was issuing a directive that will reset the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am deeply honored by the trust placed in me by President Trump to lead this important Department and for the Senate in swiftly confirming my nomination,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-selects-fox-news-personality-former-congressman-transportation-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duffy<\/a> said, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are already hard at work executing the president&rsquo;s vision to usher in a golden age of transportation by taking immediate action to remove government overreach and lower costs for hardworking Americans.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The memorandum signed today specifically reduces the burdensome and overly restrictive fuel standards that have needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda,&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The American people should not be forced to sacrifice choice and affordability when purchasing a new car.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ThomasCatenacci\/status\/1884427380665569688?mx=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>, journalist Thomas Catenacci said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/harris-campaign-says-lie-kamala-backs-ev-mandates-record-tells-different-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">standards<\/a> rolled back by Duffy &ldquo;were seen by critics as a de facto EV mandate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Breaking: In his first action, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy axed Biden&rsquo;s CAFE fuel economy standards that were seen by critics as a de facto EV mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Duffy said the rules had &ldquo;needlessly driven up the cost of a car in order to push a radical Green New Deal agenda.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5R1kr6FFi2\">pic.twitter.com\/5R1kr6FFi2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Catenacci (@ThomasCatenacci) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThomasCatenacci\/status\/1884427380665569688?\">January 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  As noted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-moves-repeal-biden-administration-vehicle-fuel-economy-standards-2025-01-29\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, the standards implemented under the Biden administration sought to boost Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements to about 50.4 miles per gallon by 2031. The current standard for light-duty vehicles is 39.1 miles per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/sites\/dot.gov\/files\/2025-01\/Signed%20Secretarial%20Memo%20re%20Fixing%20the%20CAFE%20Program.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memorandum<\/a> Duffy issued said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-campaign-blasts-bidens-new-extreme-electric-vehicle-mandate-promises-day-one-reversal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden era standards<\/a> were out of line with Trump administration priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These fuel economy standards are set at such aggressive levels that automakers cannot, as a practical matter, satisfy the standards without rapidly shifting production away from internal-combustion&shy;-engine (ICE) vehicles to alternative electric technologies,&rdquo; the memo said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Artificially high fuel economy standards designed to meet non-statutory policy goals, such as those NHTSA has promulgated in recent years, impose large costs that render many new vehi&shy;cle models unaffordable for the average American family and small business owner,&rdquo; the memo said, using the acronym for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.<\/p>\n<p>The standards &ldquo;put coercive pressure on automakers to phase out of production various models of popular ICE vehicles and reengineer their fleets in a way that reduces dramatically the power and durability of the ICE models they are able to offer, thereby fundamentally distorting the market and destroying consumer choice at the dealership,&rdquo; the memo said.<\/p>\n<p>The memo decried &ldquo;[f]uel economy standards that diminish the strength of America&rsquo;s auto industry and deny American the full range of affordable ICE vehicles they need and are willing to pay for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The memo said the goal of the CAF&Eacute; program &ldquo;is not to force the electrification of the Nation&rsquo;s auto fleets.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the memo said, its purpose is &ldquo;to establish the maximum average fuel economy standards that are realistic and feasible for fleets of vehicles of all sizes and uses that run on combustible liquid fuels like gasoline and diesel fuel and that the auto industry is capable of producing and selling in sufficient volume to meet the real-world market demand of American buyers.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The FHA release said that from March 2021 to March 2024, the average cost of a car rose 15.5 percent.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A Federal Highway Administration news release stated that Duffy&#8217;s initial action was to issue a directive resetting Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards. He expressed gratitude for President Trump&#8217;s trust in him and emphasized efforts to reduce government overreach and costs for Americans. 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