Auto industry split over halting, changing fuel-economy rules

The White House, Washington, D.C.  [Creative Commons license by dcjohn]

Just days after the presidential election, automaker lobbyists urged Donald Trump to loosen pending emissions and fuel-economy standards. Shortly after the election, a lobbying group wrote Trump asking him to change or delay an EPA decision that kept planned emissions standards for 2022 to 2025 in place. Last week, executives of 18 automakers sent… …read more