2003 Auto Industry Downsizing Fuel Economy 
Green Cars News
MAY 30, 2009
Part of the blame he believes lies with the Bush administration’s mandate for Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards to take cars from 27.5mpg to 35mpg by 2020. The author points out the shortcomings of downsizing vehicles stating that small cars depreciate faster and are of less value as trade-ins.
Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven
APRIL 21, 2009
When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I 2/12/07 GM is aggressively pursuing plug-in hybrids "because of the tremendous potential to significantly increase fuel economy," according to spokesman Brian Corbett. The electrification of the automobile is inevitable."
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