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Biden Tightens Auto Emissions Standards, Reversing Trump, and Aims for a Quantum Leap on Electric Vehicles by 2030

The administration seeks a fleet-wide improvement in passenger vehicle fuel economy averaging 6.1 percent annually from 2023 through 2026.

By Dan Gearino, Marianne Lavelle, Nicholas Kusnetz

President Joe Biden climbs out of a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon Xe after driving it around the White House driveway following remarks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House on Aug. 5, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Biden delivered remarks on the administration’s efforts to strengthen American leadership on clean cars and trucks. Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images

Fuel Efficiency of U.S Cars to Leap

By Ayesha Roscoe & Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters

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