Automobile Manufacturer Climate Economy EPA 
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2010
Final MY 2011 and MY 2012-2016 passenger car fuel economy targets, based on vehicle footprint. Each light vehicle model produced for sale in the United States will have a fuel economy target. The EPA standard would be equivalent to 35.5 miles per gallon if all reductions came from fuel economy improvements. Source: NHTSA.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Greenhouse gas and fuel economy levels under the EPA NHTSA joint proposed rulemaking. These standards would require them to meet an estimated combined average fuel economy level of 34.1 EPA accounted for these reductions in developing its proposed CO 2 standard. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). mpg in model year 2016.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2010
Executive branch agencies, like EPA, carry out the laws passed by Congress. When Congress passed the Clean Air Act, it never gave EPA the explicit authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for the purpose of stopping global climate change. But, that is exactly what EPA has proposed to do. —Congressman Skelton.
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 1, 2010
The US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Intent (NOI) to begin developing new standards for greenhouse gases and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for the 2017-2025 model years. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 22, 2010
Leading manufacturers of heavy-duty commercial trucks and engines called for a harmonized global approach and cooperation in efforts to improve fuel efficiency, with increased cooperation among European, Japanese and American regulators as a necessary key element. Earlier post.).
Green Car Congress
APRIL 1, 2009
Markey of the Energy and Environment Subcommittee on Tuesday released a draft of far-reaching energy and climate legislation that targets job creation, promotes renewables and energy efficiency, and places limits on emissions of greenhouse gases. Waxman of the Energy and Commerce Committee and Chairman Edward J. Transportation Efficiency.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 27, 2009
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has set the model year 2011 CAFE standards, which it estimates will raise the industry-wide combined light-duty vehicle fuel economy average to 27.3 Average Fuel Economy Standards Passenger Cars and Light Trucks Model Year 2011. million metric tons during that period.
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