Trump administration issues ruling to freeze fuel efficiency penalties

Filed under: Government/Legal,Green,Fuel Efficiency The Trump administration said late on Friday it was issuing final rules to suspend a 2016 Obama administration regulation that more than doubled penalties for automakers failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements. Congress in 2015 ordered federal agencies to adjust a wide range of civil penalties to account for inflation and, in response, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) under President Barack Obama issued rules to eventually raise fines to $14 from $5.50 for every 0Continue reading Trump administration issues ruling to freeze fuel efficiency penalties Trump administration issues ruling to freeze fuel efficiency penalties originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:35:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments