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U.S. regulators say automakers can meet 2025 fuel efficiency standards
U.S. regulators say in a draft technical assessment report to be released on Monday that automakers can meet aggressive mandates to dramatically hike fuel efficiency standards by 2025, according to a document reviewed by Reuters.
Agencies release Technical Assessment Report for 2022-25 fuel-economy standards
The release of the TAR delivers on a commitment that EPA made in 2012 as part of the rulemaking establishing a National Program for the 2017-2025 period. The draft TAR covers model years 2022-2025.
Op-ed: Fuel economy standards are working
Since the federal passenger vehicle fuel economy and emissions standards agreement was brokered in 2011, the automotive industry has made strong advances in technology and we are well on our way to meeting the 2025 standards.
Carmakers wait to see if mpg rules will stick
The auto industry is waiting for a new report from federal regulators that will be used to determine whether stringent gas mileage rules requiring them to produce car and truck fleets that average more than 50 miles per gallon by 2025 will stay in place.
Debate flares over review of car efficiency standards
Automakers are ramping up lobbying efforts ahead of a key midterm review of the Obama administration’s fuel efficiency standards for cars.
Automakers seek changes to fuel economy rules
Automakers have asked for a change in the federal fuel economy program to make it easier to meet tightening emissions requirements, a move that is worrying environmental and consumer advocates.
Better fuel economy still a top priority for American drivers
With gas prices at an eight-year low, it’s reasonable to assume consumers might not value fuel-efficient cars as much as they did in 2008, when the national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.11.
Daschle launches High Octane Low Carbon Alliance that includes Fuel Freedom
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader, Tom Daschle, is leading an effort to ensure that high octane, low carbon fuels are part of EPA’s midterm evaluation of the progress of federal fuel economy standards.
Automakers to U.S. government: Give us high-octane gasoline or give us … missed CAFE goals?
While engine builders of all ilk have been asking for higher-octane pump gas since the first guy discovered what pre-detonation does to everything you love, the OEMs are now leveraging the 2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and CO2 emissions targets as cause for increasing the octane rating for U.S. gasoline.
