Making Sense of the Trump Administration's Fuel Economy Standard Rollback

This report provides data and analysis to help inform the upcoming policy discussion about whether to ease US fuel economy standards from 2022–2025.

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April 19, 2018

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Jason Bordoff, Joshua Linn, and Akos Losz

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Jason Bordoff

Joshua Linn

Senior Fellow

Josh Linn is a senior fellow at RFF. His research centers on the effects of environmental policies and economic incentives for new technologies in the transportation, electricity, and industrial sectors.

Akos Losz

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