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US House Members Introduce Bipartisan Disapproval Resolution to Block EPA Regulation of GHG; Mirrors Murkowski Resolution

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The resulting set of new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile.

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EC proposes 95 grams CO2/km target for new cars by 2020, 147 grams for light vans; super credits for cars below 35g

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L/100km), if the vehicles were to meet this CO 2 solely through fuel economy improvements. Each European manufacturer will receive an individual annual average target for all its new cars registered in the EU in a given year. This is one more important step towards a competitive, low-carbon economy. Earlier post.)

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DOT, EPA Set National Standards for Fuel Economy and First Greenhouse Gas Emission Levels For Light-Duty Vehicles

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Final MY 2011 and MY 2012-2016 passenger car fuel economy targets, based on vehicle footprint. mpg for the combined industry-wide fleet (cars and light-trucks) for model year 2016. Each light vehicle model produced for sale in the United States will have a fuel economy target. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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Green Star to Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle

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The company expects to demonstrate that during an eight hour delivery day simulation this plug-in hybrid vehicle can exceed 150 miles while exhibiting an efficiency of over 75 mpg (miles per gallon). Green Star Products is not in competition with Toyota or any other major automobile manufacturer because it is targeting a different market.

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