By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz By — Courtney Norris Courtney Norris By — Karina Cuevas Karina Cuevas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-trumps-rollback-of-fuel-economy-standards-means-for-drivers Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The Trump administration is rolling back federal fuel economy standards for new vehicles. The move reverses policies meant to increase fuel efficiency to encourage greater use of electric vehicles. The boost for gasoline-powered vehicles comes as the war in Iran continues to drive up oil prices. Amna Nawaz discussed the changes with David Shepardson of Reuters. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Sep 28, 2026 By — Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz Amna Nawaz serves as co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour. @IAmAmnaNawaz By — Courtney Norris Courtney Norris Courtney Norris is the deputy senior producer of national affairs for the NewsHour. She can be reached at cnorris@newshour.org or on Twitter @courtneyknorris @courtneyknorris By — Karina Cuevas Karina Cuevas