The EPA and emissions standards are only half the problem - the other half is the problem was created by Congress itself in 1973
They created the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, and passed authority on those to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration within the Dept of Transport.
CAFE standards and the EPA are both the reason why Americans can’t have inexpensive, long-lasting automobiles. Even basic automobiles now must be low-powered, fuel injected, turbocharged, complex, computer-controlled engines that don’t last as long, cost a year’s salary, and are difficult to repair.
Congress needs to reign in the NHTSA as well
Absolutely right, PGR88. The government does a million things that the free market would do better and cheaper.