In one of his first acts as the newly confirmed Secretary of the Department of Transportation (DOT), Sean Duffy has taken swift action to roll back the Biden-Harris administration’s stringent fuel economy standards for vehicles,

Newly appointed Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered a rewrite of more stringent U.S. fuel-economy rules, following through on one of President Donald Trump’s first directives.

In his first moments after being sworn in as Transportation secretary, Sean Duffy sought to reverse Biden regulations requiring passenger cars to be more efficient. The Biden administration rule

Secretary Sean Duffy’s first act after being sworn in Tuesday was signing a memorandum that the administration says would lower the price of American

Sean Duffy ordered his chief of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to “propose the rescission or replacement of any fuel economy standards” necessary to bring the rules in line with Trump’s priority of promoting oil and biofuel.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy has directed the NHTSA to reconsider fuel economy rules established to help promote EVs under the Biden administration.

The DOT now argues that increased fuel economy standards will make cars more expensive and that will make the vehicle fleet less safe.

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) to be the next Transportation secretary, putting him in place to lead a sprawling agency that oversees air travel, highways,

Duffy also said he would cut DEI programs at the agency and create federal rules for self-driving cars instead of leaving that to a patchwork of state regulations, a key priority of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is running Trump’s government efficiency effort.

The Trump administration blamed increased vehicle prices on a Biden-era fuel economy rule. “It’s just way more complicated than that,” said one

Sean Duffy has been confirmed as the US Transportation Secretary, focusing on infrastructure, safety, and regulations for self-driving cars.