Obama Administration Calls for Doubling Fuel Efficiency to 54.5 MPG by 2025
Auto industry would get five years to work on fuel-saving technologies before the new rule would take effect in 2017.
The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, according to a Reuters story in HuffPost Detroit. Regulators hope to complete the proposal by summer following a 60-day public comment period, according to the story. The administration would give the industry five years to continue to develop fuel-saving technologies and products before the new rule would start in 2017. “The Obama Administration is to be commended for working with auto manufacturers, labor, consumer groups, and environmentalists to protect American jobs while also increasing fuel economy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions," said U. S. Rep John Dingell (D-Dearborn) in a statement about the new standards. "The …
John Hetzler
10:51 am on Friday, November 18, 2011
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