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Researchers estimate correcting these flaws would turn projected savings into a cost of $670 billion.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-08-27T22:25:13.504Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-08-27T18:19:17.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-27T22:25:13.504Z","readTime":"4 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":70,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to a named body and supported by a study published in a journal.","critic":"The reporting clearly separates fact from comment and provides specific details.","hype":"The language used is measured and proportionate to the story's content."}},"tags":["#Environment","#Politics","#Economy","#Science","#TrumpAdministration"],"entities":["Trump administration","Environmental Protection Agency","Science journal","Antonio Bento","Jason Schwartz"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A study in the journal Science found the Trump administration's analysis for rescinding vehicle emission rules was based on flawed logic.","Economists identified errors in how the administration accounted for fuel savings, technology costs, and mileage.","Correcting these errors would decrease the estimated benefit by $1.5 trillion, resulting in an overall cost of $670 billion.","The study authors stated the EPA analysis credited car buyers with only $0.23 of every $1 in fuel savings."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A study by economists has concluded that the Trump administration's justification for scrapping vehicle emission rules was based on flawed logic. The research, published in the journal Science, identified errors in the administration's accounting of fuel savings, the price of technology, and vehicle mileage."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Trump administration's analysis estimated that rescinding greenhouse gas standards for cars and trucks would save Americans between $600 billion and $790 billion. However, the study authors found that correcting the errors in the Environmental Protection Agency's analysis would decrease the estimated benefit by $1.5 trillion. This correction would result in an estimated cost to the country of $670 billion."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"According to the study authors, the EPA analysis credited car buyers with receiving only $0.23 out of every $1 of fuel savings. The researchers also stated that the EPA analysis made faulty assumptions about how long it takes for fuel savings to offset the upfront costs of purchasing vehicles."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on economic impact"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The study authors state that correcting errors in the EPA's analysis would decrease the estimated benefit by $1.5 trillion, costing the country $670 billion. The Trump administration's analysis estimated that rescinding the greenhouse gas standards would save Americans $600 to $790 billion."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right-rated digests mention the study authors' estimate that correcting the EPA's analysis would decrease the estimated benefit by $1.5 trillion, costing the country $670 billion. 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