Barry's CAFE standards were a spike in the heart of the next president.  He didn't like Hillary much more then he liked any of the GOP contenders.  They were unachievable and would have been dead in the water in any case.  Now that they are gone American manufacturers will be competitive again.

And if soo many people wanted fuel efficient cars they would be buying them.  Quote from another story: "One in twelve vehicles sold last year was an F series truck".  We are coming into the majority.