A Return to Freedom: Lowering the CAFE Bar to Restore Consumer Choice
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Washington DC, in a major win for consumer choice and the American auto industry, the Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced a dramatic rollback of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards.1 This new rule, championed by the Trump administration under the banner of “Freedom Means Affordable Cars,” resets the aggressive, effectively mandatory standards set by the previous administration.2
