In 2020, Trump cut CAFE to 40 mpg. Now he’s cut it again to just 35 mpg.
The federal government’s war on fuel efficiency claimed another victim today. The Department of Transportation released a new rule for the country’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which, as expected, discourage the very idea of economical vehicles. Among the changes is a rollback to fuel economy numbers not seen in more than a decade, below even the low standards implemented in 2020, the last time Trump was in power. The new goal is just 34.9 mpg by model year 2031.
This is nothing if not expected. When Sean Duffy was installed as Transportation secretary last January, he immediately announced that any fuel efficiency standards put in place under the Biden administration were dead and buried. Those rules had a slower ramp up than some might have liked but would have required automakers to sell many more electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids.
Nice, fuel production is down… so lets make our use of it even greater!!!
This is America winning!!!
Cutting food standards led to a rapid rise in avoidable harms and deaths. Manufaurers just stopped doing what they knew was required.
My hope is that this is going to be similar to the toilet thing.
In his first term he tried to bring back the giant toilets that used way more water per flush, but manufacturers were like, “Um, no, we’ve got low-flow working well, why would we want to go backwards and cost consumers more in water bills?”
I’m hoping car manufacturers look at current gas prices and go, “Yeah maybe we don’t just make even more giant gas guzzlers…”
GM introduced a 6.7L engine, replacing a 6.2L, in their grocery-getter school run pickup models.
I saw that the new Duramax is getting bigger too.
6.6 L →8.3 L
Wow that’s going to be excellent at $10/gallon
Funnily enough if you use it for its intended purpose, I suspect it might actually be more economical than the 6.6L. More modern engine, even more torque down low so not as much reason to keep higher revs under heavy load. Diesels aren’t SUPER affected by displacement, European 6 cylinders aren’t that much worse on fuel than 4 cylinders in highway usage and that comes with extra cylinders, so more moving parts to cause drag. This is V8 to V8. With the increased towing capacity, you may get shit towed in one trip that would’ve taken two before, or tow loads that wouldn’t have been allowed (or recommended by the manufacturer, anyway) with the previous engine and would’ve required a big rig.
But how many people are actually going to be towing several tons with one? With an empty bed and no trailer, the ridiculous amount of torque does nothing for you other than making pulls more fun, which just means you’ll waste even more fuel.
those lightly used trucks will eventually become used lightly used trucks, and a few owners down might replace the 2000 something f150 for towing multiple tons for budget contractors.
I’m not saying they won’t make ANY gas guzzlers.
Your hope is mine as well, but I think reality will be that the MEXCAUS auto manufacturing industry will be dead in 20 years or less.
And the 5.3 is going back to being a 350 again
Someone should ask him if he did this because Obama had things right.
I’d like someone in the press pack (if he ever finds himself in front of one again) to say to him, “Mr President, many people are saying you’re too stupid to have rigged the election. What do you say to them?”
Genius.
Well, RAM is at 2010’s prices, why not everything else?
Lowkey, this is how I realized I was raised and have existed poor, 35 MPG still sounds of magic XD
How long til we see GM make a 7.2L V8 produce 100hp mated to the sloppiest automatic ever?
They’re bringing back the Chevelle with perfect timing!
One hundred horsepower?
Ah, I see you’re familiar with malaise-era American cars
Isn’t that like a gocart?
I mean, they did just bring out an 8.3L diesel V8.
That’s unfair, diesels can run on fuel more stale than (i was gonna make a presidential diaper joke but my fingers already feel gross typing that)
100 hp at engine, 40 at the wheels
Up next: introducing leaded gasoline! It prevents engine knocking!
I’m still convinced leaded fuel is partially responsible for the brain damage that contributed to modern conservatism
Even if it didn’t. Conservatives will act proud like they are better for it.
Is America tired of winning yet??
Freedom costs a buck-o-five (a mile)
If they haven’t already, this is when Americans should finally realize that he and his family are being paid for by foreign actors. He is actively putting US business out of the world wide market. The US is going backwards while everyone else moves forward. Did China just hand him a huge pot of cash for putting the last nail in the US automotive industry’s coffin?
Drump is actively sabotaging the future of the USA.
sheet, why not make the standard 10 mi/gal?
So progressive! He’s helping us cut back on fossil fuels by making it so prohibitively expensive that no one can afford to drive any more!
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This is just a warm-up.
Love this. Make fuel more expensive, make cars less efficient. Strangle the American public.
