Trump says he ended Biden electric vehicle rule, updated fuel economy standards

President Trump announced on Saturday that his administration has approved revised fuel economy rules that remove a 2024 electric-vehicle mandate enacted under the Biden administration. The Biden-era requirement had tightened pollution standards for automakers’ fleets in a way intended to require the introduction of new electric or other low-carbon vehicles. Trump hailed the change in a post on Truth Social, describing it as a win for American auto workers and consumers and saying the new standards would cut waste in vehicle manufacturing and lower prices for families. He also said automakers, including General Motors, Ford and Stellantis, had urged him to take action to enable more domestic production. Environmental groups and former Biden officials criticized the rollback. Katherine García of the Sierra Club said the change would lead to less fuel-efficient cars, higher gasoline consumption and worse air quality, and pledged to oppose the decision. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued on social media that lowering standards would hand the clean-technology future to China and increase costs for American drivers at the pump. The announcement adds to a broader pattern of the Trump administration targeting several Biden-era climate and energy initiatives. It also arrives fewer than six weeks before midterm elections, at a time when voters are expressing concerns about fuel prices and other household costs.