Trump says he approved new fuel economy standards, rolling back Biden-era rules

Motorists drive on Interstate 210 during the morning commute on December 03, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Saturday said he approved new fuel economy standards, reversing former President Joe Biden's stricter policies meant to fuel electric vehicle adoption.Since the Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards were established in 1975, they have been periodically updated, typically to make vehicles more efficient. Under former President Joe Biden's standards, automakers would have had to increase the fuel efficiency of their passenger cars and light trucks to roughly 50 miles per gallon by 2031. The stricter standards were designed to incentivize electric vehicle production and sales in the U.S.Trump presented the policy change as a boon for both automakers and consumers, though the final standards have not yet been publicly detailed."These new Standards will take the waste out of building cars in America. That means LOWER PRICES, saving families thousands on a new, beautiful, and safe car — Far better than the Environmental Monsters that we were building heretofore," he wrote in the Truth Social post. "Every Manufacturer, f...