Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions

LOOK I KNOW I SAY THIS A LOT BUT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION JUST SLASHED CLEAN CAR RULES FOR GAS-POWERED CARS AND LIGHT TRUCKS ACROSS MODEL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2031, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNTS FOR TWENTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF US GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY ANNOUNCED THIS PLAN CALLED FREEDOM MEANS AFFORDABLE CARS, CLAIMING IT REDUCES AVERAGE VEHICLE COSTS BY THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND SAVES CONSUMERS A HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT BILLION DOLLARS, AND THE THING IS TRUMP CLAIMS THIS TAKES THE WASTE OUT OF MAKING CARS, BUT ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS LIKE THE SIERRA CLUB ARE CONDEMNING THE ROLLBACK AND SAYING LOOSER MILEAGE STANDARDS WILL ACTUALLY MAKE DRIVING MORE EXPENSIVE AT THE PUMP WHILE REVERSING THE PUSH FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. ANYWAY WE LIVE HERE NOW APPARENTLY.

RIGHT HERE IS WHERE IT GETS GOOD BECAUSE LOOK AT DONALD TRUMP POSTING ON TRUTH SOCIAL ABOUT SAVING FAMILIES THOUSANDS ON A NEW BEAUTIFUL AND SAFE CAR, AND NOW TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY HAS UNVEILED AN INITIATIVE CALLED FREEDOM MEANS AFFORDABLE CARS, WHICH HIS AGENCY CLAIMS WILL CUT VEHICLE COSTS BY THIRTEEN HUNDRED DOLLARS AND SAVE CONSUMERS A HUNDRED THIRTY-EIGHT BILLION OVER FIVE YEARS, BUT ZOOM OUT AND THE ACTUAL MOVE IS RELAXING POLLUTION REQUIREMENTS ON GAS-POWERED CARS FOR MODEL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2031, WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE TRANSPORTATION MAKES UP TWENTY-EIGHT PERCENT OF ALL US GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS, AND THE THING IS GREEN GROUPS ARE ALREADY VOWING TO FIGHT IT BECAUSE LOWER FUEL EFFICIENCY JUST MAKES DRIVING MORE EXPENSIVE AT THE PUMP. OK WAIT IS THIS OUR SONG?

The Trump administration has slashed clean car and fuel efficiency rules for model years 2022 to 2031, reversing Biden-era efforts to lower emissions and boost electric vehicles.

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