Other automakers criticize the latest idea as Tesla argues for stricter US fuel efficiency rules

 Other automakers criticize the latest idea as Tesla argues for stricter US fuel efficiency rules

In the US, Tesla has asked for even stricter fuel efficiency regulations at a time when other automakers are spearheading demonstrations against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Under more stringent average fuel efficiency regulations, top firms including General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis NV now risk a combined $10.5 billion in penalties from 2027 to 2032. The new regulations are an effort by the Joe Biden-led administration to reduce pollution and hasten the country's switch to electric cars.

The Elon Musk-led corporation, according to a Reuters story, has encouraged the Biden administration to finalize even stricter fuel efficiency rules than those that were first suggested this year. Between 2027 and 2032, the NHTSA suggests increasing the criteria for Corporate Average Fuel Economy for cars by 2% and for trucks and SUVs by 4% yearly. Tesla, on the other hand, requests that the government finalize guidelines that tighten requirements for cars by 6% yearly and for trucks and SUVs by 8%. 

According to reports, the corporation believes that it will "conserve energy and address climate change" in the greatest way.

The Corporate Average Fuel Economy standard, which was suggested by the US NHTSA in July of this year, calls for a fleetwide average requirement of around 93 kilometers per gallon by 2032. According to officials, General Motors would be penalized by $6.5 billion in fuel efficiency fines over the course of five decades, Chrysler parent Stellantis by $3 billion, and Ford by $1 billion.

The American Auto Policy Council noted in a letter to the US Department of Defense earlier this month, "These penalty figures are cause for concern given that the overall amount of all civil penalties paid in the nearly 50-year history of the CAFE program has been roughly $1.5 billion."