Why Fuel Efficiency Rules Lead to Much Deadlier Car Accidents
Gary Galles
Foundation for Economic Education
June 30, 2020
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
California and other state and local governments have filed suit to stop the Trump administration’s SAFE (Safer Affordable Fuel Efficiency) rule. That rule replaced the outgoing Obama administration’s rule requiring five percent annual increases in Corporate Average Fuel Economy, reaching 54 mpg by 2025, with 1.5 percent annual increases, reaching 40 mpg in 2026.Read Full Article »