In August of 2020, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed freezing requirements for new cars and trucks at least through 2026. If approved, the industry-wide standard would be an average fuel economy of 37 miles per gallon (as opposed to the Obama-era rule adopted in 2012 that called for an average of 46.7 by 2026). But even with this new lower standard, how many of the cars currently on the market actually meet or exceed this proposed threshold

Arguments made against free trade include all of the following exceptdumping is an unfair trade practice that puts domestic producers of substitute goods at a disadvantage that they should be protected against.national defense considerations justify producing certain goods domestically whether the country has a comparative advantage in their production or not.free trade is inflationary and should be restricted in the domestic interest. if foreign governments subsidize their exports, foreign firms that export are given an unfair advantage that domestic producers should be protected against.infant industries should be protected from free trade so that they may have time to develop and compete on an even basis with older, more established foreign industries.