Fuel Economy Standards

Are The New 54 MPG Standards Attainable?

| Posted 11.17.2011

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By Mark Fischetti (Click here for original article.) A new car in 2025 will go twice as far on a gallon of gasoline than a 2012 model does now, if...

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Obama Administration Proposes Doubling Auto Fuel Economy By 2025

Posted 11.16.2011

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By John Crawley WASHINGTON, Nov 16 (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per g...

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Chrysler: Improved Engines Will Help Meet New Standards, Electric Cars Over-Hyped

AP | By TOM KRISHER | Posted 10.03.2011

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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- Carmakers will squeeze more miles out gasoline and diesel engines to meet the tougher fuel economy standards announced by the ...

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Obama To Announce Fuel Economy Standards On Friday

AP | Posted 09.26.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to announce new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks for the model years 2017 through 2025...

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Is 56.2 The Magic Number For Fuel Efficiency?

AP | DINA CAPPIELLO | Posted 08.27.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is telling American automakers that it would like cars and light trucks to average 56.2 miles per gallon b...

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Feds Announce First-Ever Fuel Efficiency Standards For Trucks

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Future generations of semi-trucks, school buses and large pickups will need to cut fuel consumption and emissions by 10 to 20 perce...

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Sarah Palin's Empty Promise

Simran Sethi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Powering the Planet, Gas Prices, Energy Information Administration, Congress, Offshore, Sarah Palin, Fuel Economy Standards, Cnbc, Mpg, Union of Concerned Scientists, Rnc, Drill, Nancy Pelosi, Environment, Drilling, Oil, Republicans, Offshore Drilling, Green News
Simran Sethi

Encouraging the auto industry to adhere to higher standards and pursue hybrid technology will reduce our dependence on all oil. Drill, baby, drill? No. Think, baby, think.

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China Planning Strict Fuel Economy Standards

New York Times | Keith Bradsher | Posted 05.25.2011

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Worried about heavy reliance on imported oil, Chinese officials have drafted automotive fuel economy standards that are even more stringent than those...

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Obama's Bold New Auto Standards

Ann Carlson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ann Carlson

This is truly huge news and a big victory for the environment.

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Now Is The Time To Keep The Pressure On By Increasing Fuel Economy Standards

Mark Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Fuel Economy, Oil Demand, High Gas Prices, Gasoline, Fuel Economy Standards, Oil Dependence, Green News
Mark Cooper

Now that the speculative bubble in commodities has burst and with the global economy moving into recession, crude oil and gasoline prices are plummeting.

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2009 Fuel Economy Guide: Prius Takes #1, Again

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 05.25.2011

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Josie Garthwaite

The EPA has just published... The 2009 Fuel Economy Guide. Hybrids swept the top four spots this time, with the 2009 Toyota Prius ranking as the most fuel efficient car.

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Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Diane Tucker

Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

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Texas Two Step

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Bush, Mccain, Fuel Economy Standards, Offshore Oil Drilling, $4 Gas, Politics News
Carl Pope

Yesterday Bush made it abundantly clear that McCain has joined his camp by ratifying what both Cheney and McCain said in the past two days -- it's time to give the oil industry what it wants.

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House Approves First Increase In Fuel Efficiency Standards In 3 Decades

AP | H. JOSEF HEBERT | Posted 05.25.2011

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The House approved the first increase in federal automobile fuel efficiency requirements in three decades Thursday as part of an energy bill that also...

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Senate Republicans Filibuster Energy Bill

Washington Post | Steven Mufson and Jonathan Weisman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Senate Democrats failed to muster enough votes this morning to close debate on the energy bill passed by the House yesterday, setting the scene for a ...

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