DOT says Biden fuel economy rule exceeded law by including electric vehicles

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The Transportation Department said Friday that former President Joe Biden’s fuel economy standards went beyond the government’s legal authority by including electric vehicles.

The department made the argument while finalizing a rule resetting corporate average fuel economy standards, also known as CAFE. 

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