Trump Administration Finalizes Rollback of CAFE Fuel Economy Standards

The Trump administration has finalized a rule rolling back federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, making vehicles less fuel efficient and raising gasoline costs for American families. Transportation is the second-largest household expense after housing, at roughly 17 percent of average spending.

• NHTSA: stronger standards would save billions in fuel costs and tens of billions of gallons
• Transport accounts for about 17 percent of average US household spending
• Sierra Club vowed to fight the rollback at every step