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The U.S President Donald Trump has instructed his administration during a meeting with auto industry executives to explore ways of negotiations with California on achieving a single fuel economy standard for the nation. The U.S President met with the top auto-manufacturer executives on Friday in order to discuss the standards. He instructed the Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, and the Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao to manage the talks with the officials of California. The source informed that the auto industry needs to relax the federal fuel economy standards, but not so much that they invoke a legal fight with California. It has the power to implement its own stricter tailpipe pollution limits. This kind of fight will create two different mileage standards in the United States. It is forcing auto-manufacturers to design and produce 2-versions of each of their vehicle models.

An official of Trump administration said that the two agencies have had meetings and discussions with California officials regarding the issue for the past several months. Two auto industry trade groups have confirmed in a statement that Trump wished to talk with California, but didn’t provide any specific time frame. The Alliance for Automotive Manufacturers and Global Automakers said they admired decision of Trump for opening discussions with California on an urgent basis. The press secretary of White House, Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement that the U.S President and the auto-manufacturers have discussed efficiently moving forward over the fuel economy standards. The EPA under Trump has proposed freezing the standards at 2020 levels for the next 5-years.