Biden Administration Tightens Mileage Standards to Buoy E.V.s | The new rule requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon across all models by 2031.
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The new standards require American automakers to increase fuel economy so that, across their product lines, their passenger vehicles would average 65 miles per gallon by 2031, up from 48.7 miles today. The average mileage for light trucks, including pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles, would have to reach 45 miles per gallon, up from 35.1 miles per gallon. Selling electric vehicles and hybrids would help bring up the average mileage per gallon across their product lines.
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By 2031 nobody will make "passenger vehicles" that aren't "light trucks" unfortunately.
Yes it's a little ridiculous. At least the "light truck" mpg requirement is getting increased too, though not as much as the car one:
They are also tightening fuel efficiency for light trucks.
That trend had been happening in no small part because of a loophole in fuel standards. This is (slowly) closing up that loophole.