by Staff Report
HARTFORD, CT — Motorists will spend more of their income on gas and oil companies will make higher profits under a final rule from the Trump administration’s NHTSA rolling back federal fuel economy standards for passenger vehicles and pickup trucks, according to Gov. Ned Lamont and Acting DEEP Commissioner Emma Cimino.
The federal corporate average fuel economy standard — or CAFE standards — require auto manufacturers to meet a minimum average miles per gallon for all new passenger cars and light trucks. The recent action lowered the established requirement for 50.4 mpg by 2031 to 34.9 mpg.
“Federal fuel economy standards have received bipartisan support for more than 50 years because they save everyone money at the pump and we breathe cleaner air as a result — a clear win-win,” Lamont said. “We will continue to fight bad policies from Washington here in Connecticut with programs that help you access cleaner and more efficient vehicles that save you money and create less air pollution.”
Cimino said the rollbacks would cost everyone more.
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