U.S. Chamber Breaks With Trump Plan to Slash Auto Mileage Rules
- Big-business group joins carmakers in urging middle ground
- Growing opposition to U.S. plan to curb efficiency standards
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce called on the Trump administration and California officials to find a middle ground on automobile efficiency standards that federal agencies plan to slash, warning of “potentially dire consequences” without a workable compromise that continues to improve fuel economy.
“Continued progress on fuel economy and emissions reductions can be achieved without undue harm to the economy, and predictable year-over-year efficiency improvements are key to enabling the U.S. to maintain environmental and manufacturing leadership,” Neil Bradley, the Chamber’s chief policy officer, said in an Aug. 29 to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler and California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols.