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Auto Efficiency Rollback Means Higher Costs, Needless Pollution

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Auto Efficiency Rollback Means Higher Costs, Needless Pollution

Release Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2020

 

WASHINGTON—The Alliance to Save Energy released the following statement from Vice President of Public Affairs Ben Evans in response to the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation jointly announcing a final rule weakening fuel economy standards that had been set to take effect:

“This is not how these things are supposed to go. There was a sensible compromise that states, manufacturers and everyone else was planning around for updated fuel economy standards that would save money and reduce pollution. It was a victory for consumers and for protecting our climate, and there was no good reason to undo that plan today.”

“This means Americans will be stuck paying more to own and operate cars for years to come, and we’ll have more air pollution to go with it. With this move, the United States will fall further behind China, Japan and the European Union, all of which are ensuring that vehicles are more efficient. This is all but saying we can’t keep up when in fact we can, and we must.”

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