Trump says he approved fuel economy standards ending Biden EV mandate

WASHINGTON, Sept 26 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump posted on Saturday he approved new fuel economy standards that terminate the Biden administration’s electric vehicles mandate.

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“These new Standards will take the waste out of building cars in America. That means LOWER PRICES, saving families thousands on a new, beautiful, and safe car,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

The Trump administration last month said it would soon announce sharply lower vehicle fuel-economy standards, reversing a push by the prior administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Under President Joe Biden, the US government sought to prod automakers to build more electric vehicles to meet rising fuel-efficiency standards.

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(Reporting by Jasper Ward in Washington; Editing by Sergio Non and Andrea Ricci)

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