The Biden administration finalized relaxed fuel economy standards on Friday, yet some analysts are still labeling the ultimate version as strict and tailored specifically to promote electric vehicles (EVs) among Americans who may not be inclined towards them.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed its ultimate revision for the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on Friday, streamlining certain elements of the initial proposal while maintaining others unchanged or very similar. Nevertheless, the ultimate regulations are expected to be burdensome for consumers and to advance the Biden administration’s efforts to significantly boost the prevalence of EVs on American roads in the next decade, as indicated by industry experts interviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
The government establishes CAFE standards to mandate manufacturers to achieve specific fleet-wide average fuel efficiencies for their vehicles, according to the agency. The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers’ Association, which has been critical of the Biden administration’s EV initiatives, characterized Friday’s regulatory action as still “another policy aimed at banning most new gas cars.”
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