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FUEL ECONOMY * USA - EPA targets 62 mpg average for cars, light trucks
Washington,DC,USA -Fleet Owner -Oct 1, 2010: -- As had been expected, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Dept. of Transportation (DOT) proposed new fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks today. The proposal could boost fuel economy to as much as 62 mpg for vehicles by 2025... The proposals do not include fuel economy standards for heavy-duty trucks... EPA has proposed an increase between 3 and 6% for model-year 2025 cars and light trucks. That would put the average fuel economy between 47 and 62 mpg. In April, the Obama Administration completed new fuel regulations for passenger vehicles that will require a 30% decrease in carbon emissions and a 40% increase in auto fuel efficiency to 35 mpg between model years 2012 and 2016... According to the DOT, cars, SUVs, minivans, and pickup trucks are responsible for 57% of U.S. transportation petroleum use and almost 60% of all transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions... (Photo from wired: Los Angeles traffic)
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