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EPA to Reexamine Emission Standards for Cars and Light Duty Trucks

March 15, 2017 By CollisionWeek Editor

Will reopen review of MY 2022-2025 standards that were closed by Obama Administration a year earlier than EPA’s originally planned time frame.

Today, Department of Transportation Secretary (DOT) Elaine Chao and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruitt announced they will revisit the previous administration’s rule that finalized standards to increase fuel economy to the equivalent of 54.5 mpg for cars and light-duty trucks by Model Year 2025. If the EPA revises the emission standards downward, it could slow the adoption of lightweight materials used in vehicle construction and other technologies designed to reduce emissions in the next decade.

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