The Trump administration issues new fuel-economy standards for passenger vehicles and light trucks that substantially lower the target for 2031. Multiple outlets report the rules reduce the required fleetwide average from the Biden-era goal of about 50.4 miles per gallon to roughly the mid-34 mpg range.
The proposed standards would set an average requirement around 34.5 to 34.9 mpg by 2031, with reporting that the figure is slightly different depending on the outlet’s description. Quartz and Jalopnik both cite a drop to about 34.5 mpg from the prior target, while Car and Driver and Mint describe a new target closer to 34.9 mpg. Mint also frames the change as part of the administration’s broader agenda, describing it as aligned with reducing mandates it views as favoring electric vehicles. Overall, the sources agree on the scale of the reduction and the approximate 2031 mpg target.
