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One year after the end of the EV tax credit, is the future still electric? (opens the original)
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Stay up to date with our Up First newsletter, sent every weekday morning. One year ago today, the auto industry bid farewell to a hefty federal tax credit that helped bring down the cost of electric vehicles. Congress had voted to kill it as part of 2025's One Big Beautiful Bill Act — and car buyers rushed to take advantage of the credit before it ended on September 30, 2025. Ask around, and you get two answers. One is that EV sales are down, according to data from car analytics companies like C
Trump administration says it's scaling back fuel efficiency standards for new cars (opens the original)
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The Trump administration is rolling back the fuel efficiency standards for new cars that will do away with another Biden-era climate effort. In a few minutes, we'll hear from the secretary of transportation during the Biden administration, Pete Buttigieg. We start with the details. Here to talk about it is NPR's cars and energy reporter Willa Rubin. Willa, good morning. WILLA RUBIN, BYLINE: Good morning, Steve. RUBIN: So, Steve, we're talking about what are known as the CAFE standards. These are
Lower fuel standards (opens the original)
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Why it matters: This is down from Biden-era rules, which required an annual 2% increase in fuel efficiency with a goal of most vehicles getting, on average, 50.4 miles to the gallon by 2031. Why now: Administration officials argue that fuel efficiency technology is expensive, and has helped to drive up the cost of vehicles. They estimate that scaling back the standards will shave about $1,300 off the sticker prices of new cars. What are others saying: Climate advocates and auto industry observer
Nevada school funding, fuel economy rules and I-11 construction (opens the original)
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Nevada schools get emergency funding, federal fuel economy rules are scaled back and an I-11/U.S. 95 pavement project begins in central Las Vegas.
The Trump administration weakens fuel efficiency standards for new cars (opens the original)
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Sign up for the Planet Money newsletter. The world is confusing. Economics can help The Trump administration announced Monday it's scaling back how fuel efficient American carmakers need to make their fleets. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards set average fuel economy levels for carmakers. The revised rules, which were finalized Monday, will now require carmakers to make their new passenger car and truck fleets up to 1% more fuel efficient each year, aiming for an average of 34.
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