Trump scraps Biden's fuel-economy standards, sparking climate outcry

Washington, United States (AFP) Dec 3, 2025
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a reset of Joe Biden's fuel-economy standards, arguing it will lower US car prices - but critics warned it would worsen climate change and leave drivers paying more at the pump. Trump was flanked in the Oval Office by the CEOs of Ford and Stellantis and a senior General Motors official, a show of buy-in from Detroit's "Big Three." "My administr