New fuel efficiency standards for cars are coming soon from the Trump administration

Trump announced on Truth Social that he would be rolling back Biden-era mileage requirements.

Unsold 2026 F-150 pickup trucks sit in a long line outside a Ford dealership on April 12, 2026, in Centennial, Colo. [Photo: David Zalubowski/AP Photo]

The Trump administration on Monday plans to release new fuel economy standards that would relax regulatory requirements for automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks.President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social media account Saturday that the less stringent mileage requirements would “take the waste out of building cars in America” and save families “thousands on a new, beautiful and safe car,” while boosting auto production in the U.S.Last December, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration projected that the new standards would set the industry fleetwide average for light-duty vehicles at roughly 34.5 miles per gallon in the 2031 model year, down from a projected 50.4 miles per gallon in 2031 under rules put in place by the Biden administration.Fuel economy requirements set out how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.........

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