Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman.
The Trump administration is relaxing the standards that are supposed to make cars and trucks more fuel efficient.
Biden-era rules aim to boost fuel efficiency so the cars could get up to 50 miles to the gallon.
The move by President Trump lowers that to 35 miles to the gallon.
NPR's Willa Rubin reports the administration and auto industry say this will save car buyers hundreds of dollars.
In statements to NPR, Automakers praise the move.
They say that the new standards are more in line with market realities, meaning,
you know, EV sales are still a minority of new car sales in the U.S.
But critics say just looking at the sticker price ignores some of the longer-term expenses
that come with being a car owner.
NPR's Willa Rubin reporting.
AAA says that this morning the average cost for a gallon of regular gas is $4.46.
Diesel is more than $6.40.
This morning, President Trump is poised to announce updates to the website america.gov.
AI industry leaders are expected to join him at the announcement.
Big tech company OpenAI says it is scrapping the release of its newest
AI model after it failed to meet company internal testing standards.
NPR's John Rewich reports.
The decision comes after a string of reports of AI bots involved in hacking incidents.
The company had been planning to release the model called GPT-6.1 Astra in the coming days,