AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Senate Republicans move to scrap federal fuel economy rules that have driven up car prices for decades
Sen. Mike Crapo is preparing legislation that would eliminate the federal government's Corporate Average Fuel Economy program entirely, a move backed by industry groups who say the Cold War-era mandate has outlived its purpose and costs consumers billions. Crapo, the Idaho Republican who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, plans to introduce the Restoring Affordability in […] The post Senate Republicans move to scrap federal fuel economy rules that have driven up car prices for decades appeared first on American Almanac .
Sen. Mike Crapo is preparing legislation that would eliminate the federal government's Corporate Average Fuel Economy program entirely, a move backed by industry groups who say the Cold War-era mandate has outlived its purpose and costs consumers billions. Crapo, the Idaho Republican who chairs the Senate Finance Committee, plans to introduce the Restoring Affordability in Automobile Manufacturing Act with five GOP cosponsors: Sens. Jim Risch of Idaho, Rick Scott of Florida, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, and Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma. The bill would free automakers from federal fuel economy standards beginning with model year 2029 vehicles, the Washington Free Beacon reported . The American Petroleum…Open