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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 08:33 PM
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Auto industry gets tougher mileage, emission standards
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration set tougher gas mileage standards for new cars and trucks today, spurring the next generation of fuel-sipping gas-electric hybrids, efficient engines and electric cars.

The heads of the Transportation Department and the Environmental Protection Agency signed final rules setting fuel efficiency standards for model years 2012-2016, with a goal of achieving by 2016 the equivalent of 35.5 miles per gallon combined for cars and trucks, an increase of nearly 10 mpg over current standards set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/apr/01/auto-industry-gets-tougher-mileage-emission-standa/


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usregimechange Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 08:49 PM
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1. kick
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lib2DaBone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 08:50 PM
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2. So drivers conserve.. use les fuel.. Big Oil will just riase the price of gas....
Big Oil ande Big Insurance... they will ALWAYS get what they want.

No one can stop them.. and no one will dare try...
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pleah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 09:10 PM
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3. Not tough enough imo.
We gave had the technology for 40 mpg since the 70's.
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SnoopDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-01-10 09:34 PM
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4. How many of these CAFE standards are ever really followed????
These standards are always 5-10-15 years out...

I really do not know - are these standards ever really followed?
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