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Obama: CAFE increase to unified national standard of 35.5 mpg by 2016

Aside from the Daimler-Tesla announcement earlier today, the big green car news for May 19 is the increase in CAFE standards that President Obama made just a short while ago, joined by Governors Jennifer Granholm (MI), Deval Patrick (MA) and Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), members of Congress and Ron Gettelfinger (of the UAW), among others. Obama said the agreement was "an historic agreement to help America break its addiction to oil." Here are the details: Currently, the DOT manages fuel economy, the EPA deals with emissions, and CA can use ... Read more →

Group sues Obama administration over weak MPG standards Sebastian Blanco

When the next step in the road to 35 mpg by 2020 CAFE standards was announced recently, those in the know made it clear that the Obama administration's upcoming goal of 27.3 mpg by 2011 would not be ...

Ward's columnist wonders if Americans can handle the truth about gas taxes Sam Abuelsamid

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Can_You_Handle_the_Truth_About_High_Gas_Taxes'; People have always had something of an aversion to hard truths. Most Americans say they want their country to ...

Industry sets fuel efficiency record in first half of '08 Jeremy Korzeniewski

In light of the current pain at the pumps, fuel economy is on all of our minds these days no matter what kind of car you drive. That being the case, it might not be surprising to you that the car ...

Toyota tops big company CAFE ratings for 2007 model year with 29.69 mpg Sam Abuelsamid

The final 2007 model year tally of corporate average fuel economy for automakers selling cars in the U.S. is done, and Toyota came out on top of the heap again among the big brands. However, Toyota ...

GM responds to new CAFE standards 1 year ago on Autoblog

It appears as if GM is ready to accept the current CAFE legislation waiting to be decided by Congress. In a statement on the General's media site, Rick Wagoner writes, "There are tough, new CAFE standards contained in the energy bill before Congress that pose a significant technical and economic ...

Mr. Porsche goes to Washington: Low-volume CAFE classification could save Porsche millions 2 years ago on Autoblog

The Senate bill to raise CAFE changes the definition of a low-volume manufacturer from a company that produces 10,000 cars worldwide per year, to a company that has less than 0.4-percent of the US market -- which would be about 64,000 vehicles currently. Porsche sold 34,227 cars and SUVs in the U.S. ...

Imports tell Congress they can handle a 35 mpg CAFE 2 years ago on Autoblog

Did you hear that? It was the sound of fourteen gauntlets being thrown down by import automakers in the halls of Congress. That's the number of foreign car makers including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, and Hyundai that have said they can meet a CAFE standard of 35 MPG -- they just can't do it by 2020 and ...

Sixty-four House Reps ask President to favor softer fuel economy bill 2 years ago on Autoblog

A group of Congressmen and women wrote a letter to the principal -- President Bush -- and told him not to pay attention to what the other students are saying. The sixty-four representatives requested that President Bush choose the house version of the fuel economy bill still being debated in ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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