亚历山大·圣约翰底特律--周五，一群环保组织起诉特朗普政府，指控其最近放宽了关键的车辆燃油经济性规则，该组织表示，这一决定将降低车辆效率，导致更多污染并增加汽油消耗。
ALEXA ST.
周一，特朗普政府降低了企业平均燃油经济性（CAFE）标准，该标准规定了新车需要使用一加仑汽油行驶多远。这一消息是在特朗普政府与伊朗就重新开放霍尔木兹海峡进行谈判之际宣布的。
JOHN DETROIT — A group of environmental organizations sued the Trump administration on Friday over its recent relaxation of key vehicle fuel economy rules, a decision that the group says will make vehicles less efficient, contribute to more pollution and increase gas consumption. On Monday, the Trump administration lowered Corporate Average Fuel Economy, or CAFE, standards that set out how far new vehicles need to travel on a gallon of gasoline.
通常每天，世界上大约五分之一的石油都会经过该海峡，而围绕其控制权的争夺导致全球能源价格飙升。
The announcement was made as the Trump administration negotiated with Iran over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
这些环保组织周五向美国上诉法院提交了请愿书，要求审查交通部长肖恩·达菲和制定规则的国家公路交通安全管理局局长乔纳森·莫里森。
About a fifth of the world’s oil passes through the strait on a typical day, and the fight over its control has sent energy prices soaring across the globe.
塞拉俱乐部全民清洁交通项目主任凯瑟琳·加西亚（Katherine Garcia）在一份声明中表示：“我们将特朗普政府告上法庭，因为这种鲁莽的倒退将大型石油公司和汽车制造商的利润置于美国家庭之上。”“特朗普让节能汽车倒退是非法的，迫使司机在汽油和社区呼吸有毒空气上浪费更多钱。”生物多样性中心、保护法基金会、环境保护基金会和公众公民以及塞拉俱乐部提起了诉讼。
The environmental groups filed the petition for review Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals against Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Jonathan Morrison, the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which sets the rules. “We’re taking the Trump administration to court for this reckless rollback that prioritizes Big Oil and automaker profits over American families,” Katherine Garcia, director of Sierra Club’s Clean Transportation for All program, said in a statement. “It is unlawful for Trump to turn back the clock on fuel-efficient cars, forcing drivers to waste more money on gas and communities to breathe toxic air.”
本周早些时候，美国交通部和美国国家公路交通安全管理局将2031车型年乘用车和轻型卡车的行业平均行驶里程降至约34.9英里/加仑，低于拜登政府制定的规定下预计的每加仑行驶里程50.4英里。
The Center for Biological Diversity, the Conservation Law Foundation, the Environmental Defense Fund and Public Citizen, along with the Sierra Club, filed the suit.
政府表示，这一变化将为美国人提供更多的车辆选择，并鼓励消费者购买更新、更安全的车辆。专家表示，降低汽车燃油经济性要求并不一定会降低成本，也不会自动转化为新车销售。
The Transportation Department and NHTSA earlier this week lowered the standards to an industry fleetwide average of roughly 34.9 miles per gallon for passenger cars and light trucks in the 2031 model year, down from a projected 50.4 miles per gallon under rules set by the Biden administration. The administration said the change would provide Americans more vehicle choice and encourage consumers to buy newer, safer vehicles.
达菲表示，新规定还削减了“迫使汽车制造商生产美国家庭不想要的更昂贵电动汽车的非法授权”。从来没有强制要求制造商销售电动汽车或美国人购买电动汽车;这些规则和其他更清洁的车辆标准激励汽车制造商销售电动、混合动力和节能汽油动力汽车的混合体。
Experts say reducing fuel economy requirements in vehicles does not necessarily lower their cost, nor would it automatically translate to new vehicle sales. Duffy said the new rule also cuts the “illegal mandate that forced automakers to produce more expensive electric vehicles that American families didn’t want.”
交通部和国家公路交通安全管理局没有立即回应美联社的置评请求。
There has never been a mandate that manufacturers sell EVs or Americans buy them; the rules and other cleaner vehicle standards incentivized automakers to sell a mix of electric, hybrid electric and increasingly-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles.
汽车公司和行业团体普遍欢迎周一的变化，称拜登政府的规定过于严格，不利于消费者。但环保组织谴责了这些变化。
The Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did not immediately respond to The Associated Press request for comment. Auto companies and industry groups broadly welcomed Monday’s change, saying the rules under the Biden administration were too stringent and did not benefit consumers.
生物多样性中心气候法研究所的律师大卫·佩蒂特在一份声明中表示：“随着天然气价格处于历史高位，特朗普选择了最糟糕的时机来降低联邦里程标准。”“石油公司将从效率较低的汽车中获利，但司机的钱包将受到打击，我们的孩子将呼吸更脏的空气。我们都将为更多排气管污染物从游乐场到野外随处喷出而付出代价。我们要求法院停止这种对大型石油公司和大型汽车公司的无情赠品。”据AAA称，汽油价格徘徊在4.50美元左右，柴油价格近几周达到前所未有的高度。
But environmental organizations decried the changes. “With gas prices at historic highs, Trump picked the worst possible time to roll back federal mileage standards,” David Pettit, an attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity’s Climate Law Institute, said in a statement. “Oil companies will profit from less efficient cars, but drivers will take a hit to their wallets and our kids will breathe dirtier air. We’ll all pay the price for more tailpipe pollutants spewing everywhere from playgrounds to wild places. We’re asking the courts to put a stop to this callous giveaway to Big Oil and Big Auto.”
美国交通部周一表示，与2024年的石油消耗量相比，该规定将使2050年的石油消耗量减少约13亿桶，但美国国家公路交通安全管理局估计，2024年的标准将节省140亿加仑汽油。到当年燃烧。
Gas prices have hovered around $4.50 and diesel has hit unprecedented heights in recent weeks, according to AAA. The DOT said Monday that the rule would cut yearly oil consumption in 2050 by about 1.3 billion barrels as compared with yearly oil consumption in 2024, but NHTSA had estimated the 2024 standards would have saved 14 billion gallons of gasoline from being burned by that year.
自20世纪70年代能源危机以来，燃油经济性要求一直存在，随着时间的推移，这导致了车辆平均效率的提高。
Fuel economy requirements have been in place since the 1970s energy crisis, and over time, have led to improved average efficiency in vehicles.
唐纳德·特朗普总统采取了一系列措施来削弱美国的清洁汽车，其中包括取消电动汽车税收抵免;废除汽车排放标准;废除对不符合里程规则的汽车制造商的罚款;并试图阻止美国的电动汽车充电建设。
President Donald Trump has made a number of moves to undercut cleaner vehicles in the U.S. These include eliminating electric vehicle tax credits ; scrapping vehicle emissions standards ; repealing the fines for automakers who don’t meet mileage rules; and attempting to block the nation’s EV charging buildout .
Alexa St. John是美联社气候记者。在X：@alexa_stjohn上关注她。请通过ast.john@ ap.org联系她。
Alexa St. John is an Associated Press climate reporter. Follow her on X: @alexa_stjohn . Reach her at ast.john@ap.org.