Sentences with phrase «federal vehicle fuel economy 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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.