Biden admin proposes 58 mpg fuel efficiency standard, sets target date at 2032

The Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday announced a proposal to require raising fuel economy standards to 58 miles per gallon.

Specifically, the proposal aims for a respective 2% annual increase for passenger cars’ and a 4% increase in light trucks' Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2027-2032 models. It will also require 2030-2035 model "heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans" to increase fuel efficiency by 10% per year.

"If finalized as proposed, the updated standards would save Americans hundreds of dollars at the pump," NHTSA said in a press release, "all while making America more energy secure and less reliant on foreign oil."

It also estimates over $18 billion of "combined benefits" would flow as a result.

You can read the full press release and proposal here.

Follow Addison on Twitter.