Study finds what Trump is missing about fuel economy: Poor people don’t buy new cars

2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV electric cars outside dealership    [photo: Patrick Reid]Rising fuel economy standards make driving more affordable for low-income households, not less as the Trump administration argues, according to a new study by the Consumer Federation of America. In their proposal to freeze fuel-economy increases, the EPA and NHTSA argued that increasing fuel economy standards compromised safety by making new cars...