Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says Biden-era fuel economy standards for gas-guzzling cars and trucks are illegal and moved to reverse the rules

The Transportation Department paved the way for looser U.S fuel economy standards on Friday by declaring that former President Joe Biden's administration exceeded its authority by assuming high uptake of electric vehicles in calculating rules.

The Transportation Department declared that former President Joe Biden’s fuel economy standards went beyond the government’s legal authority by including electric vehicles. In his first act in office,