US NHTSA reinstates billions in fines on gas-guzzling automakers 3/28/22
In a win for EV makers, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reinstated heightened fines on automakers that fail to meet the Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements on vehicles MY2019 and later. The policy was initially adapted in 2016 under President Obama, it increases the fines for mission fuel economy targets from $5.50 to $14 per .1 mpg per vehicle.