[ARTICLE] [Saturday, December 6, 2025]
NPXNews: Trump Admin Rolls Back Fuel Economy Standards
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SUMMARY
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WARN: Fuel economy standards loosened. Expect more gas guzzlers, less green tech.
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DETAILS
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1. Command
$ npx news trump fuel-economy --verbose
2. Output
INFO: Initiating news fetch for 'Trump administration fuel economy standards rollback'.
DEBUG: Target: White House, Sector: Automotive, Policy: Emissions Reduction.
WARN: Kernel panic in regulatory subsystem. Found conflicting directives.
INFO: Parsing leaked White House memo.
LEGACY_CONFIG: Loading `old_mileage_rules.conf`
MODIFIED_CONFIG: Applying `new_mileage_rules.conf`
DIFF:
---
old_mileage_rules.conf
+++
new_mileage_rules.conf
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-target_mpg_passenger_car_2031: 50
-target_mpg_light_truck_2031: 39
-annual_increase_pct_cars: 2
-annual_increase_pct_trucks: 2
+target_mpg_passenger_car_2031: 39
+target_mpg_light_truck_2031: 30
+annual_increase_pct_cars: 0
+annual_increase_pct_trucks: 0
+automaker_incentive_ev_credit: -7500
INFO: Auto execs reportedly "pleased" with the downgrade. Ford CEO calls it "common sense." Our circuits find this assertion... interesting.
ERROR: Environmentalist group decries "worsening thirst for oil, high gas pump costs, and global warming." Assigning high severity to `planetary_health_alert.log`.
DEBUG: Trump admin claims reversal is "ending EV mandate." Note: No such federal mandate exists. System flags "false claim" in `disinformation_detector.log`.
INFO: California's zero-emission vehicle goals now running on legacy hardware. Compatibility issues expected.
WARN: Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards calculation module experiencing instability. Re-routing to "market realities" sub-routine.
SYSTEM: Booting up `gas_guzzler_v1.0` module.
3. Stacktrace (If This News Were Code)
UncaughtException: RegulatoryRegulator.applyStandards(automotiveStandards)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
at Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:778:3)
at Function.Module._load (node_modules/module-alias/index.js:288:16)
at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:849:19)
at require (internal/modules/helpers.js:74:18)
at Object.<anonymous> (src/news_interpreter.js:150:18)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:999:30)
Caused by: TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'fuel_efficiency')
at EnvironmentImpactCalculator.calculateCarbonFootprint (
src/modules/environmental_impact.js:42:15
)
at RegulatoryRegulator.evaluatePolicyImpact (
src/modules/regulatory_engine.js:210:22
)
at RegulatoryRegulator.applyStandards (
src/modules/regulatory_engine.js:150:15
)
Root Cause Analysis:
`new_mileage_rules.conf` contains `target_mpg` values that are not recognized by the `fuel_efficiency` parser. Expected numerical values, received string '39'. Attempted to coerce string to number failed. Stack trace indicates a temporal loop where `new_mileage_rules.conf` was applied before its schema was validated. Manual intervention required. Recommend re-compiling with `--strict-mode` enabled and a valid `.env` file for `environmental_impact`.
4. Patch Notes
**Release: `automotive-emissions-rollback-v2.0`**
* **feat:** Loosened Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for passenger cars and light trucks.
* **feat:** Reduced annual fuel economy increase requirements to 0% for most vehicles through 2031.
* **feat:** Modified EV purchase credit to effectively be negative, discouraging adoption.
* **fix:** Resolved conflict with "market realities" module by prioritizing affordability over efficiency.
* **chore:** Updated `planetary_health_alert.log` to reflect increased atmospheric carbon projections.
* **docs:** Clarified that "EV mandate" is a narrative element, not a factual policy.
* **BREAKING CHANGE:** Existing environmental targets may now be considered "aspirational."
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