Apr 22, 2021 · The proposed action would establish a clean slate, enabling the Department to further the Administration’s important fuel economy, equity, and climate change priorities — which include reversing unnecessary and potentially unlawful efforts to prevent state action.

Dec 21, 2021 · NHTSA withdraws rule that sought to preempt States from setting their own greenhouse gas emissions standards and zero-emissions vehicle mandates.

NHTSA has proposed these new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and FE standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Environmental impacts analyzed in this Final EIS include those related to fuel and energy use, air quality, and climate change.

Jan 29, 2025 · Hours after being sworn in as the new U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Sean Duffy took aim at the main way the federal government regulates miles per gallon for cars and pickup trucks — also a principal way that it controls air pollution and addresses climate change.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is charged with enforcing the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards that it promulgates, and can impose penalties at amounts set by the agency through rulemaking.

Jul 28, 2023 · Federal transportation regulators announced a proposal Friday to boost fuel economy standards to an average of 58 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by 2032, a step likely to...

Jun 14, 2024 · NHTSA announced its final rule—the “Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks for Model Years 2027 and Beyond and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks and Vans for Model Years 2030 and Beyond”—on June 7, 2024 (pre-publication).

Our country has two intertwined and critically important needs - to reduce oil consumption and to address global climate change. NHTSA and EPA have adopted the HD National Program to meet these needs by reducing fuel use and GHG emissions from on-highway transportation sources.

2 days ago · NHTSA said in June the rule for passenger cars and trucks would reduce gasoline consumption by 64 billion gallons through 2050 and cut emissions by 659 million metric tons. ... Climate Change ...

Feb 28, 2025 · EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are taking coordinated steps to enable the production of a new generation of clean vehicles, through reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improved fuel use from onroad vehicles.