Sentences with phrase «federal fuel economy standards»

As noted above, federal fuel economy standards for new cars and light trucks are currently set to keep rising each year until they reach 54.5 miles per gallon in 2025.

When the federal fuel economy standards were finalized in 2012, gasoline prices averaged nearly $ 4 per gallon.

Federal fuel economy standards that move from 24 to 48 miles per gallon over the next twenty - four years, one mpg per year

Meanwhile, in AutoIndustry Land, increased federal fuel economy standards are forcing car companies to build more efficient vehicles.

Among Freeman's specific recommendations are a «20 percent federal tax credit to electricity and natural gas utilities that gives highest priority to the efficient use of the energy they supply,» and ban on new coal or nuclear plants and retirement of the existing plants within the next 30 years, government - funded demonstration plants for Big Solar and hydrogen, increasing federal fuel economy standards one mile - per - gallon a year over the next 24 years, tax credits for plug - in hybrids or flex - fuel vehicles, and an excess - profits tax on oil to fund the tax credits.

New federal fuel economy standards will require automakers to improve fleet efficiency to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

But in order to meet consumer demands and increasingly stringent federal fuel economy standards, automakers are looking to alternatives, including advanced high - strength steel, aluminum, magnesium and carbon fiber.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

Not exact matches

New York, California and three other U.S. states said they sued the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher «gas - guzzler» penalties for automakers whose vehicles fail to meet minimum fuel - economy standards.

The efficiency tweaks are part of an effort by automakers to comply with federal corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rules that now require that the U.S. car fleet meet fuel economy standards of 35 miles per gallon (15 kilometers per liter) by 2016.

The model produces different jobs and growth projections for a business - as - usual scenario with no technology breakthroughs or major new policies, and then generates different outcomes by factoring in new policies such as a national clean energy standards such as proposed by President Obama; increases in corporate average fuel economy standards; tougher environmental controls on coal - fired power generators; extended investment and production tax credits for clean energy sources and an expanded federal energy loan guarantee program.

While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

The previous round of CAFE talks, which dates back to 2007 when the industry dropped its lawsuits against California's proposed emissions standards and set the table for the combined fuel economy and CO2 federal rules, brought auto makers to the front lines in the war against climate change.

Here's the deal, though: The only way that automakers will be able to meet federal fuel - economy standards is to build lots more hybrids and electric cars.

The development of engine computers was forced by federal fuel - economy and emissions regulations: to meet the new standards, automakers had to use fuel injection and other more precise technologies.

That engine lets the Sonata get fuel economy of 23/32 city / highway with a combined 26 MPG to help keep things in line with federal fuel efficiency standards.

As the federal government tightened fuel - economy and safety standards and global competitors became readily available, the argument for updating aging traditional body - on - frame, rear - drive vans quickly fell apart.

Or the E.P.A. could estimate how the new federal corporate average fuel economy standards will be phased in.

Some of the policies examined include the B.C. carbon tax, Ontario's Green Energy and Economy Act and phase - out of coal - fired power, Quebec's and Nova Scotia's regulatory cap on emissions, public transit strategies in Ontario, and federal fuel - efficiency standards for cars.

This includes announcing a withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, repealing the Clean Power Plan, rolling back vehicle fuel economy standards, attempting to rescind rules on methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands, ending the moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands, and opening additional offshore areas to oil and gas leasing.

It also would advocate for federal vehicle fuel economy standards, for low - emission and zero - emission vehicle (ZEV) and GHG reduction programs, and for more community education on transportation electrification and mass transit.

The Clean Energy DC Plan outlines some of what's needed including deep energy retrofits of existing buildings and federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, but DC currently spends a fraction of what's needed to conduct deep energy retrofits and federal regulations like CAFE are at risk under the Trump Administration.

RFF experts assess the prospects for harmonizing energy policy across North America, examine US federal standards and state policies for new vehicle emissions and fuel economy, consider the future of self - driving cars, and more.

EPA and DOT recently proposed rules to implement the Obama Administration's May announcement that federal standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles would be set to «harmonize» with California's groundbreaking greenhouse gas standards by 2016.

This report reviews the implementation of the energy efficiency provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), including vehicle fuel economy standards, the light bulb standard, appliance and equipment standards, energy use labels, building efficiency policies, federal energy management, and efficiency programs.

Federal law directing increases in fuel economy became necessary because oil consumption had been steadily escalating, in large part due to the relative stagnation in CAFE standards, the doubling of annual vehicle miles traveled in the previous 25 years, and a sizable increase in the market share of less efficient SUVs and light trucks.

In 2012, the U.S. secured strong federal fuel economy and global warming emission standards.

The Energy Commission believes that transportation energy efficiency should be pursued through increased federal vehicle fuel economy standards and more sustainable land use practices in conjunction with local governments.

Brian Straessle, a spokesman for the American Petroleum Institute, which represents much of the oil and gas industry in Washington, D.C., said the industry «is highly regulated at the state and federal level, and there are strong standards in place to govern the pipeline infrastructure that helps fuel our economy.

Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon - dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero - emission - vehicle requirements, and the current administration's goal of putting millions of alternative - fuel vehicles on the road have all highlighted PEVs as a transportation alternative.

The original version contained an unclear statement regarding President Obama's position on federal fuel - economy standards.

The car companies would love you to because they get a break from the federal government on meeting national fuel economy standards.

California officials said there's a reason the industry opposes its efforts: While the new federal standards would raise fuel economy to 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, California's rules would require the U.S. vehicle fleet to get 36 miles per gallon by 2015.

History will not be kind to the Trump administration's attempt to tear up fuel economy standards the auto industry and federal government agreed to six years ago, but the auto industry can avoid sharing the same fate.