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The auto-manufacturers have made their views official as they believe that recently-launched fuel efficiency requirements by the United States are inflexible and more demanding. Toyota, VW, and GM auto-manufacturer companies are a part of the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers. They have now issued official statements to both NHTSA and EPA asking the regulators to soften the rules anticipated to raise the average fuel economy of a fleet at 51.4MPG by the year 2025. They probably don’t like the projected costs in achieving those targets. The companies confront that the previous U.S administration made mistakes in calculating the cost of achieving fuel economy target. The Alliance claims in its comments to the EPA that there was a lack of coordination between strict requirements and the car market in representing toward less fuel-efficient vehicles.

The companies challenged that previous U.S officials overestimated the ability to hit the target using traditional technologies. They also believe that they should have to implement exotic designs to achieve their objectives. The Alliance also demanded to increase the flexibility in the credit system rules. It enables auto-manufacturers to offset low-efficiency cars in manufacturing hyper-efficient cars, including hybrids and EVs. They didn’t explain the type of flexibility, but it was supposed that companies may like either more chances to earn credits. Point to be noted that the current EPA leadership is much closer to the fossil industry and has a bent in regulations. It is essential that auto-manufacturers have to accept the rules of the state after the successful or unsuccessful attempt.