Trump announces new fuel-economy standards reversing Biden-era electric-vehicle rules
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President Donald Trump said his administration has approved revised fuel-economy standards that replace the electric-vehicle mandate introduced under the previous administration.
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his administration has approved new fuel-economy standards that replace the electric-vehicle mandate implemented during the previous administration. He said the changes are intended to lower vehicle prices and reduce what he described as wasteful spending on charging infrastructure.
Trump added that the revised standards will allow manufacturers such as General Motors, Ford and Stellantis to produce vehicles domestically at lower cost, and he cited an investment of $100 billion in the U.S. auto sector. He also thanked the secretaries of Transportation and Commerce for their support.
The previous administration’s Environmental Protection Agency had issued stricter emissions rules in 2024 that required automakers to increase electric-vehicle production. In December, Ford CEO Jim Farley praised the plan, calling it a "victory for affordability and common sense" and saying it would enable more affordable, domestically built models.
In June, Trump signed congressional resolutions that ended California’s diesel-engine restrictions and other vehicle-sales mandates, stating that the signatures would terminate those state rules.
The new standards are expected to affect vehicle pricing and production across the United States, though industry analysts note that the impact on electric-vehicle adoption and emissions targets remains to be seen.