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Federal Register · December 5, 2025
The title they went with The Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient (SAFE) Vehicles Rule III for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Noisy translates that to

Car companies can meet fuel economy targets more easily, without trading credits or counting EVs

What happened
US regulators just made it easier for car companies to meet fuel economy standards for the next decade. They will no longer count electric vehicles towards these standards, and carmakers cannot trade credits to meet targets.
Why it matters
For years, car companies could use electric vehicle sales or buy credits from other manufacturers to meet overall fleet fuel economy targets. This proposed rule removes those options, but also significantly slows down how much more efficient gasoline and diesel vehicles must become each year. This means manufacturers have less pressure to improve the fuel efficiency of their traditional gasoline fleets, and the overall fleet average will improve more slowly than it might have otherwise.
The signal
Watch whether car companies slow down their internal combustion engine efficiency improvements, or if they continue to push for efficiency gains regardless of the new rules.
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