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Auto Industry and Utilities Urge President Obama to Create to National Electric Fuel Task Force to Accelerate Plug-in Adoption

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Led by the Department of Energy, the task force would include federal and state regulators, standards organizations, utilities, environmental groups, consumer groups and electric drive industry stakeholders. Tags: Electric (Battery) Plug-ins Policy. Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, $2.4

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Automakers Support Obama Administrations Development of National Program for Reducing Carbon Emissions and Fuel Consumption

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For seven long years, there has been a debate over whether states or the federal government should regulate autos. Tags: Policy. Earlier post.). President Obama’s announcement ends that old debate by starting a federal rulemaking to set a National Program.

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NHTSA Sets MY 2011 CAFE Standards; Estimates Industry-Wide 27.3 mpg

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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is an association of 11 vehicle manufacturers including BMW Group, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Policy. Earlier post.).

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