The issue involves federal fuel economy mandates, a vestige of the 1970s "Energy crisis" that forced carmakers to meet increasingly strict fuel economy standards for their new cars.
These "Corporate average fuel economy" standards resulted in a radical downsizing of the American car fleet back then, and were instrumental in destroying the U.S. auto industry's lead in the car business.
So early in his administration, President Barack Obama cajoled automakers into agreeing to impossibly strict fuel economy standards of 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by model-year 2025.
As with the 1970s' rule, this new one will force a radical redesign of cars.
That's why, despite massive taxpayer subsidies and endless hype about their environmental benefits, electric cars still account for less than half of one percent of cars on the road. The Trump administration decided to review the Obama standards to see if they were economically feasible and, not surprisingly, determined they weren't.
It wants to replace Obama's fuel economy standards with ones that will let automakers continue to build cars consumers want and can afford.
The question now is whether other car companies will have the fortitude to stand up for car buyers across the country, or will jump in bed with radical anti-consumer environmentalists in the one-party state of California.
https://issuesinsights.com/2019/08/29/why-are-auto-makers-caving-to-californias-radical-greens/
These "Corporate average fuel economy" standards resulted in a radical downsizing of the American car fleet back then, and were instrumental in destroying the U.S. auto industry's lead in the car business.
So early in his administration, President Barack Obama cajoled automakers into agreeing to impossibly strict fuel economy standards of 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by model-year 2025.
As with the 1970s' rule, this new one will force a radical redesign of cars.
That's why, despite massive taxpayer subsidies and endless hype about their environmental benefits, electric cars still account for less than half of one percent of cars on the road. The Trump administration decided to review the Obama standards to see if they were economically feasible and, not surprisingly, determined they weren't.
It wants to replace Obama's fuel economy standards with ones that will let automakers continue to build cars consumers want and can afford.
The question now is whether other car companies will have the fortitude to stand up for car buyers across the country, or will jump in bed with radical anti-consumer environmentalists in the one-party state of California.
https://issuesinsights.com/2019/08/29/why-are-auto-makers-caving-to-californias-radical-greens/
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