[2111USMC]

And just where does the NHTSA get the authority to issue such mandates?

I'm sick of out of control government bureaucracies dictating how we live our lives.

[nascarnation]

Here’s the applicable legislation if you want to wade through it.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/laws-regulations/corporate-average-fuel-economy

[Bob434]

Auctions right now you can get a very decent used vehicle for about $10-20 grand range- even high end auctions like mechums auctions have really nice looking vehicles for aroundmthat range for certain vehicles (the higher end models of course are muchmhigher). I dontmthink,these old,vehicles need to be made complaint with regulations from the epa?

[DSH]

And just where does the NHTSA get the authority to issue such mandates?

I'm sick of out of control government bureaucracies dictating how we live our lives.

Well, since you asked, the authority for NHTSA to set Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards is the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. Catch that? 1975. The authority for EPA to set corresponding GHG tailpipe standards is Title II of the Clean Air Act of 1970. Catch that? 1970. Two statutes, enacted by Congress decades ago.

People who think of themselves as "conservatives" really need to stop indulging in the fantasy that the country's problems stem from the actions of "government bureaucracies" and wise up to the reality that it's the folks that "We the People" elect to office -- be it Congress or the presidency -- who are the problem. Wanna fix the problem? Then elect different people. That's how this stuff works.