Once fully phased in, the standards will save the average American driver An estimated $6,000 over the life of a vehicle. The beauty of this approach is it allows automakers to do what they do best, which is innovate. EPA's rule does not mandate or ban any specific technology. Instead, it sets emission standards that apply across an entire auto fleet rather than specific vehicles. What this means is that auto companies could still produce cars with higher emissions, provided that they balance out the emissions with sales from lower emissions vehicles. (01:13–01:19)
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