Trump Team Targets Auto Mileage Rules He Blasted as ‘EV Mandate’

President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration is looking to slash fuel-efficiency requirements for new cars and light trucks as part of plans to unwind Biden policies he’s blasted as an “EV mandate,” according to people familiar with the matter.

Trump advisers plan to reexamine fuel economy requirements that were finalized in June, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. They’re also targeting related standards imposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency that limit tailpipe emissions of carbon dioxide and smog-forming compounds, they said.