Some newer models use at least 15 percent less energy than required
by current federal standards and 40 percent less energy than the conventional models sold in 2001.
Because
the current federal standards only prohibit «foods of minimal nutritional value» in cafeterias during mealtimes, children still have access to junk foods elsewhere on campus.
And the Independence refrigerator ($ 5,995) uses one - third less energy than
the current federal standard.
A strength - to - weight ratio of 4 reflects an estimated 50 percent reduction in serious or fatal injury risk in single - vehicle rollover crashes, compared with
the current federal standard of 1.5.
Vehicles rated good have roofs more than twice as strong as
the current federal standard requires.
«Our research shows that a strength - to - weight ratio of 4 reflects an estimated 50 percent reduction in the risk of serious and fatal injury in single - vehicle rollover crashes compared with
the current federal standard of 1.5,» Lund explains.
«Compared with
the current federal standard of 1.5, a strength - to - weight ratio of 4 reflects an estimated 50 percent reduction in the risk of serious or fatal injury in single - vehicle rollover crashes,» Lund explains.