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Combined with Senate language in the pending budget bill to eliminate penalties for exceeding standards regulating how far vehicles must travel on a gallon of fuel, automakers moving forward could come under less pressure from regulators to reduce their pollution. Ultimately, the nation’s use of electric vehicles could be slowed.

The moves align with the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to slash federal support for EVs. President Donald Trump has pledged to end what he has called an EV “mandate,” referring incorrectly to former President Joe Biden’s target for half of all new vehicle sales to be electric by 2030. EVs do not use gasoline or emit planet-warming greenhouse gases.

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 28 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

STOP DESTROYING THE ENVIRONMENT. THERE’S NOWHERE ELSE TO GO, YOU IDIOTS.

[–] takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

This not only hurts environment but also the consumer, as they are essentially gutting regulation that made car go further on a gallon of gasoline. This shows really well who they are working for.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

This not only hurts environment and the consumer, but also “America first” manufacturers. I’m sure it’s great for shareholders to make more profit in the short term by sticking with older technologies the world is moving on from, but how can you sell that anywhere else? This just helps former global manufacturers lapse into irrelevant obsolescence

[–] feannag@sh.itjust.works 1 points 17 hours ago

No no no, we'll just tow all the polluting thing outside the environment.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Fix the fucking air traffic controller issues first!

[–] Maestro@fedia.io 11 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Any car maker going along with it is as dumb as a bag of bricks. They know this will all get reversed as soon as the orange sack of shit is out.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

Also, I think fuel economy is important to consumers these days. I'd rather have a car getting 50 mpg than 25. Gas is expensive.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 points 20 hours ago

Doubtful, unless Congress cycles out a lot of bad apples.

Enough Democrats would probably fight to fix the flaws in CAFE while they're at it and not be able to get the votes to even get back to where we were last year.

[–] twinnie@feddit.uk 13 points 21 hours ago

Once they’ve done that they can get back to wondering why no other country wants American cars.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 9 points 20 hours ago

so wierd to have agency heads working against the aims of what the agency was created for.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

If only we could have prevented this horror show of chaos and incompetence, somehow.