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.
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.
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.
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.
As the price of
fuel climbs and tougher
federal fuel economy requirements kick in, auto companies are expected to introduce more small
vehicles to the market.
Meanwhile, in AutoIndustry Land, increased
federal fuel economy standards are forcing car companies to build more efficient
vehicles.
* Eco light — Illuminates when the
vehicle is meeting or exceeding the
federal government's
fuel economy rating.
There are no EPA estimates for
fuel economy because the XL 2500's gross
vehicle weight rating of 8,600 pounds exempts it from being counted for purposes of
federal mileage requirements.
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.
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.
The plan would freeze
fuel economy targets at the levels required for
vehicles sold in 2020, and leave those in place through 2026, according to
federal officials who have reviewed it.
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.
Improving the
fuel economy of our nation's
vehicles offers the single greatest opportunity for reducing oil consumption — and
federal policy provides the most powerful tool for accomplishing it.
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.
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.