Washington — The California Air Resources Board Friday filed suit to compel the Trump administration to release data and analysis behind a proposal to freeze fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks through model year 2026. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The proposal would increase US oil demand by an estimated 500,000 b/d. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Thursday at the Washington Auto Show that he expects to issue the final rule by spring or early summer, missing a recent target of March. The policy would freeze fuel economy standards at the 2020 target of 43.7 mpg and revoke California’s long-held waiver to set its own tougher standards, which a dozen other states follow. Wheeler said he met with CARB officials three times but decided to end the discussions without reaching an agreement. He said EPA’s goal has always […]