Proposed new rules begin ramping up in 2027 and also cover commercial pickups and work vans. NHTSA estimates they could save consumers $50 billion in cumulative fuel costs.
The Biden Administration is proposing raising the average fuel efficiency of new cars and light trucks to 58 MPG by 2032.The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday unveiled a proposal that would require the fuel efficiency of the average new passenger vehicle to be at least 58 miles per gallon in less than a decade, building on earlier efforts by President Joe Biden to help the auto industry shift to electric power from fossil fuels.
“The new standards we’re proposing today would advance our energy security, reduce harmful emissions, and save families and business owners money at the pump,” Ann Carlson, NHTSA’s acting administrator, said in an emailed statement. “That’s good news for everyone.” Environmentalist Dan Becker, director of the Center for Biological Diversity’s Safe Climate Transport Campaign, told“It should be much stronger to meet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s duty to set the maximum feasible gas-efficiency standards,” he said. “Automakers have so many cheap, efficient technologies sitting on their shelves, from better engines to transmissions and aerodynamics.
For drivers who aren’t motivated by the environmental benefits of the proposal, NHTSA estimates the financial impact will save consumers $50 billion in cumulative fuel costs.
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