Green Car Congress
AUGUST 9, 2011
US President Barack Obama announced fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. The standards will phase in to the 2017 levels shown in Table 1. One alternative phases the final standards in at 15-20-40-60-100 percent in model years 2014-2015-2016-2017-2018. Click to enlarge.
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2018
Administrator Pruitt also announced the start of a joint process with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to develop a notice and comment rulemaking to set revised GHG emissions standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The Obama Administration’s determination was wrong. Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
President Obama announced that the Department of Energy has offered conditional commitments for a total of $8.33 —President Obama. Units 3 and 4 are expected to begin commercial operation in 2016 and 2017, respectively. The project is scheduled to be the first US nuclear power plant to break ground in nearly three decades.
Green Car Reports
AUGUST 28, 2012
Department of Energy and the Obama administration have confirmed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for all cars made between 2017 and 2025. After a long, political battle, both on Capitol Hill and in Detroit, the U.S.
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2016
Alone, the federal government plans to purchase more than 500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or EVs in fiscal year 2017. PGE will spend 5-10 percent of its corporate fleet budget on electrification, and commits to encourage and incentivize PGE employees to acquire EVs and serve as ambassadors for electrification.
Green Car Reports
JUNE 28, 2011
The two Federal agencies that set gas mileage and emissions standards for future cars may propose rules that require corporate average fuel economy to reach 56 miles per gallon by 2025. indicate that the Obama Administration is urging the EPA and NHTSA to push for a 5-percent improvement each year between 2017.
Green Car Reports
MAY 12, 2011
Two days ago, the NHTSA said that it would require annual gas-mileage improvements of somewhere between 2 and 7 percent each year between 2017 and 2025. Corporate average fuel economy requirements have already been set through 2016, an action facilitated by the Obama Administration soon after taking office.
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