Rule will make cars more affordable, promote consumer choice, and enhance safety
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today released the rule to reset the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. The Biden-Buttigieg administration previously broke the law by setting standards that went far beyond the requirements mandated by Congress – all to artificially juice supply for electric vehicles that American consumers didn’t ask for.
The final initiative – called “Freedom Means Affordable Cars” – will:
• Give automakers the flexibility to manufacturer cars the public wants to buy
• Reduce the average cost of a new vehicle by $1,300 for American families
• Save the American people $138 billion over the next five years
• Prevent more than 300,000 serious injuries and save 1,900 lives by encouraging new car sales (....)