Donald Trump Makes a Huge Gift to Gasoline Cars!
- Published on 04/12/2025 18:08
The American president promises to relax the standards imposed on internal combustion cars, effectively favoring gasoline and diesel.
On Wednesday, Donald Trump announced that his administration would review the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars and trucks with internal combustion engines. According to the White House, the current standards, established by the Biden administration, are unachievable with available technologies and push too quickly towards electric vehicles.
The president presents this measure as a way to support the industry and protect American families, prioritizing gasoline and diesel vehicles over EVs.
Savings… fanciful?
The administration claims that the “reset” will allow American households to save $109 billion over five years and will help save more than 1,500 lives by providing access to newer cars. However, analysts point out that these figures seem very optimistic and reflect Trump’s tendency to present favorable projections to justify his decisions.
The major American brands have already invested heavily to make their internal combustion vehicles more environmentally friendly and to develop electric lineups. With this new shift, they find themselves in uncertainty: how to plan production and investments when the rules change with each administration? For many, the reset is seen as an additional source of instability for an industry that is trying to balance innovation, regulation, and profitability.
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In practice, this revision ensures that the standards remain achievable with current technologies, but it confirms that the transition to electric vehicles is not the immediate priority of the Trump administration. The message is clear: supporting American manufacturers and facilitating access to affordable cars for families takes precedence over rapid ecological transition.
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This page is translated from the original post "Donald Trump fait un énorme cadeau aux voitures thermiques !" in French.
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