{"id":2675816,"date":"2026-10-04T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dot-kills-bidens-fuel-rules-to-drop-new-car-prices-by-over-1k\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T18:34:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:34:23","slug":"trump-dot-kills-bidens-fuel-rules-to-drop-new-car-prices-by-over-1k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-dot-kills-bidens-fuel-rules-to-drop-new-car-prices-by-over-1k\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump DOT Kills Biden&#8217;s Fuel Rules to Drop New Car Prices by Over $1K"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Ftrump-dot-kills-bidens-fuel-rules-to-drop-new-car-prices-by-over-1k%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=2675816&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>The content discusses recent changes to fuel economy standards announced by the Trump administration, wich aim to end stricter Biden-era regulations favoring electric vehicles.Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted that these new rules are projected to lower the average vehicle price by $1,300 and generate $138 billion in savings over five years,claiming they end costly mandates that forced automakers towards EVs that consumers did not demand. Critics like Jason Isaac from the American Energy Institute support the move as a step toward more affordable vehicles, noting that electric vehicle subsidies and credits have artificially supported EV production at high costs to consumers. <\/p>\n<p>Industry leaders such as John Bozzella of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation agree that previous standards were misaligned with market demand. The revised standards will increase the fleet\u2019s average fuel efficiency to 34.9 mpg by 2031 and remove the practice of credit trading between automakers starting in 2028, a move criticized for propping up electric vehicle production artificially.<\/p>\n<p>Environmental groups like the NRDC argue that the new targets are below current achievements and may led to higher gasoline costs, but critics dismiss this as misinformation. The rule also reclassifies vehicles to favor customary passenger cars over trucks, altering the vehicle mix on the road.President Donald Trump has publicly supported the standards, asserting they will reduce costs for families. the changes aim to better align fuel economy requirements with current market realities, though they are expected to face legal challenges.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration finalized new fuel economy standards Monday that it says end a Biden-era push to steer automakers toward electric vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/president-trump-transportation-secretary-duffy-finalize-freedom-means-affordable-cars\">announced<\/a> the rule, which his department projects will cut the average price of a new vehicle by $1,300 and save Americans $138 billion over five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s leadership, we have finally ended the illegal mandate that forced automakers to produce more expensive electric vehicles that American families didn\u2019t want,\u201d Duffy said in his announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Jason Isaac, CEO of the American Energy Institute, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the final rule is \u201ca great step in the right direction to providing affordable vehicles for consumers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">A March 2025 American Energy Institute report co-authored by Isaac <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/americanenergyinstitute.com\/docs\/2025-03-EV-Mandate-Isaac-Bennett-Lewis.pdf\">estimated<\/a> that the subsidies and other hidden costs tied to each model year 2023 electric vehicle total $94,121 to $152,695 over 10 years, not counting the price of the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The report also calculated that Ford would have had to raise the price of each gas or diesel vehicle it sold by $1,704 to cover losses on its 2023 electric vehicle line.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think they\u2019re being a little bit conservative with $1,300,\u201d Isaac added. \u201cI think what consumers are going to see is they\u2019re going to see more hybrids, and that\u2019s really what the market was demanding before the mandates went into effect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">He noted that Tesla alone <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/Archives\/edgar\/data\/1318605\/000162828025003063\/tsla-20241231.htm\">reported<\/a> more than $2 billion in revenue from selling credits to other automakers in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe credits were cheaper than the penalties, so they just paid Tesla or Rivian or other car companies that were only making electric vehicles for those credits,\u201d Isaac explained to the DCNF. \u201cThat\u2019s really how the EV mandate was being forced on the rest of us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to the DCNF\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Steve Milloy, a senior fellow at the Energy and Environment Legal Institute and a former member of Trump\u2019s Environmental Protection Agency transition team, told the DCNF the rule is \u201ca good move\u201d but that there is \u201ca lot more to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Congress already eliminated the penalties automakers faced for missing the standards, and lawmakers should now repeal the 1975 law that created them, Milloy said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe just don\u2019t need fuel economy standards because they just make cars more expensive. They\u2019re not doing anything for the environment,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe only complaint or criticism I have is that it is taking them an awful long time to do this stuff,\u201d Milloy noted, adding that the rule will be challenged in court.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cPro-consumer wins\u201d like the rule \u201ccan only be permanent with Republican-appointed judges and a Republican-controlled Congress,\u201d Milloy said in a statement d with the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">President Donald Trump <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/117338936999613227\">announced<\/a> Saturday on  that he had approved the new standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThese new Standards will take the waste out of building cars in America. That means LOWER PRICES, saving families thousands on a new, beautiful, and safe car,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">John Bozzella, president and CEO of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents automakers including Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.autosinnovate.org\/posts\/press-release\/statement-on-nhtsa-fuel-economy-rule\">said<\/a> Monday that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) \u201cmade the right call to better align fuel economy standards with the law and current market conditions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThe standards finalized under the previous administration effectively required a switchover to electric vehicles that was out of step with market realities and customer demand,\u201d Bozzella added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Stuart Turley, president and CEO of Sandstone Group, told the DCNF the department\u2019s $138 billion estimate is \u201conly a fraction of what could be saved\u201d if federal requirements to blend ethanol into gasoline were phased out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The rule covers passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2022 through 2031, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The standards would raise the fleet average to 34.9 miles per gallon by model year 2031, up from 30.1 in 2024, according to NHTSA estimates in the announcement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">NHTSA will also end fuel economy credit trading between automakers starting in model year 2028, a practice the department said \u201cartificially propped up the EV industry at the expense of traditional automakers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), an environmental group, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/press-releases\/fuel-economy-gutted\">argued<\/a> Monday that the new target falls below the fuel economy automakers have already achieved on average and will leave drivers spending more on gasoline.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">NHTSA projected in 2024 that the Biden-era standards would lift the fleet average to 50.4 miles per gallon, the group noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s still an increase from the model year 2024, so I don\u2019t know how they come up with that math,\u201d the American Energy Institute CEO said of the NRDC\u2019s argument. \u201cThey\u2019re just trying to spread some misinformation and fear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cThis notion that California or environmental groups get to decide what we drive is just crazy,\u201d Milloy, the Energy and Environment Legal Institute fellow, told the DCNF.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The rule also changes how vehicles are classified starting in model year 2030, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Automakers had been adding equipment to small crossovers so they would count as light trucks and face looser requirements, the announcement said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The department expects the reclassification to reverse the current split of roughly 70 percent light trucks and 30 percent passenger vehicles, leaving about 70 percent of the fleet classified as passenger cars.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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