The White House said this would save Americans $2,400 on car purchases. The method is as follows

The move repeals a 2009 “hazard finding” that allowed the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles starting with the 2012 model year, the New York Post reported.

president Donald Trump EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the repeal of the rule this week, arguing that it places a heavy compliance burden on manufacturers.

“Manufacturers will no longer have the burden of measuring, compiling or reporting greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and engines,” Zeldin said at the White House.

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The EPA said “regulatory compliance costs” were avoided and “costs associated with purchasing associated equipment were avoided.” [electric vehicles]”It will help reduce car prices.

“Gas prices will stay low and car prices will go down because of this move,” Steve Milloy, a former Trump EPA transition adviser and senior fellow at the Energy and Environmental Law Institute, told the New York Post.

He added that “lower gas prices and lower car prices will impact the economy for decades to come.”

The government also said the start-stop engine function introduced under the emissions framework is no longer needed: a change that some industry figures say reduces manufacturing complexity and costs.

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However, industry leaders warned that price cuts may not happen immediately. Tim Pohanka, vice president of Pohanka Automotive Group, told the New York Post: “Are we going to see $2,400 off the price of the car immediately? Probably not.”

Auto analyst Lauren Fix added that “every car brand will be slightly different,” but she described the move overall as “a win to make cars more affordable.”