Election Loss Forces EPA To Shove Strict Fuel Economy Standards Through

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday told an automaker lobbyist group that it would not extend the deadline for a review of strict fuel economy standards through the 2025 vehicle model year, indicating the agency would push ahead with a plan to make the rules final before the Obama administration leaves office Jan. 20.

Acting EPA Assistant Administrator Janet McCabe informed the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes most major automakers in the U.S. market, in a letter dated Thursday. The auto manufacturers group had also requested that the EPA withdraw its plans to finalize the new standards. The denial of the auto group's requests had been expected.

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MDarringer - 12/23/2016 4:31:54 PM

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And when the Trump train shows up, anything the fascist-socialist Democrats have done can be undone.

TheSteve - 12/23/2016 7:28:36 PM

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Personally, I think it's a good idea. That way, when fuel prices go back up, the domestic carmakers will be prepared, and they'll (hopefully) have compelling fuel efficient vehicles to offer for immediate sale.

This has happened before folks, when US automakers made "for today," not thinking of the future, and fuel prices went up. That's when US automakers only had gas-guzzlers to offer. Sales went to foreign brands. Then the US automakers hurriedly tossed together what they felt were reasonable economy cars, but the public received as anemic, poorly-conceived vehicles with mediocre fuel economy.

America: Show the world what you can do. Show off your ingenuity and talent, and make those great, fuel-efficient vehicles, just because you can. Don't let the foreign brands eat your lunch... yet again.

MDarringer - 12/23/2016 9:37:01 PM

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I'm very free market and want as little of the nanny state as possible. CAFE is nothing but social engineering against personal freedom. A 25mpg CAFE freeze indefinitely would be a good thing for the economy.

TheSteve - 12/26/2016 3:10:22 PM

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Re: "free market" comments.

We've already seen the benefits of a "free market" and a government that sides with Wall Street instead of Main Street: The "free market" lets automakers decide what they want to do (fair enough!), and when they make bad decision and face bankruptcy (GM, Chrysler), The Feds borrow a mountain of money from a Chinese bank, give it to the failing giga-corporations, and send the bill to the taxpayer.

I'm all for the US automakers doing whatever they want to do! I'm also all for them paying for the consequences of their decisions THEMSELVES, rather than passing the cost of their failures onto taxpayers.