Extra administration analysis delays fuel economy rules
Source: By Kelsey Tamborrino, Politico • Posted: Friday, July 27, 2018
The EPA rule sets emissions requirements for cars and light trucks while DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was expected to simultaneously release a rule setting fuel economy standards, as Pro’s Eric Wolff reports . The rules will emphasize safety, making the case that lower mileage standards will hold down the cost of new cars, allowing owners of older cars to upgrade to more fuel-efficient ones. Also set to be in the proposed rules: a series of modifications to the Obama-era mileage rules for model years 2022-2025, with the preferred option of freezing the rules at 2020 levels still preferred, and DOT could assert its primacy over California when it comes to fuel economy standards.