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Real-world mileage standard for new vehicles rising to 38 mpg in 2031 under new Biden rule
![David Zalubowski A motorist gets help reaching the gasoline pumps at a Costco warehouse Friday, May 31, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/7b0f24916cb04016885d21f42baa89b6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A motorist gets help reaching the gasoline pumps at a Costco warehouse Friday, May 31, 2024, in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
![Richard Vogel FILE - A Chevrolet Volt hybrid car is seen charging at a ChargePoint charging station at a parking garage in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2018. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/83290252983f4b18b42bc463c4ff94f6/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A Chevrolet Volt hybrid car is seen charging at a ChargePoint charging station at a parking garage in Los Angeles, Oct. 17, 2018. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
![Evan Vucci FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press briefing at the White House, March 27, 2024, in Washington. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. "Not only will these new standards save Americans money at the pump every time they fill up, they will also decrease harmful pollution and make America less reliant on foreign oil," Buttigieg said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/bc9104ebe3e948b0b155c11c8ac03a4e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg speaks during a press briefing at the White House, March 27, 2024, in Washington. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. "Not only will these new standards save Americans money at the pump every time they fill up, they will also decrease harmful pollution and make America less reliant on foreign oil," Buttigieg said. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
![Mark J. Terrill FILE - Cars drive on the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101) in Los Angeles, April 16, 2020. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fc1b6502053a45b49d66b949dadf87a2/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Cars drive on the Hollywood Freeway (U.S. 101) in Los Angeles, April 16, 2020. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
![Claire Rush FILE - Oregon resident Patrick Coffin fills up his car at a gas station in Portland, Ore., Aug. 4, 2023. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Claire Rush, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/2e871c04bad34d14892dc3e335a0d0dd/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Oregon resident Patrick Coffin fills up his car at a gas station in Portland, Ore., Aug. 4, 2023. New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average about 38 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2031 in real world driving, up from about 29 mpg this year, under new federal rules unveiled Friday, June 7, 2024, by the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has set a goal that half all of new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2030 are electric. (AP Photo/Claire Rush, File)