Sentences with phrase «higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards»

Although there have been steps taken by individual states (i.e. RGGI and California) to regulate GHG emissions, we have had little success in implementing measures to reduce emissions on a national level, other than piecemeal steps like higher vehicle fuel efficiency standards which are often implemented for other non-climate reasons.

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Automotive high strength steel grades maintain the safety standards of vehicles, while improving fuel efficiency through lightweighting.

BMW says that the Emergency vehicle will meet the highest standards of performance, practicality and safety with a sharp focus on cost efficiency and fuel economy too.

With its high efficiency and long top gear, the standard seven - speed S tronic also contributes to the vehicle's good fuel economy.

And these investments will help businesses develop new technologies that vehicle makers can use to meet higher fuel efficiency standards.

The question was whether respondents would support a very high standard for vehicle fuel efficiency even if it raised the cost of cars and trucks.

The Lugar - Graham plan achieves savings in electricity and oil use by requiring higher mileage for vehicles, greater efficiency in power generation, increased use of alternative fuels and new standards for energy use in buildings.

Scenario 3, the most ambitious case, assumes extensions of policies to implement emerging technologies, such as higher vehicle fuel efficiencies, greater amounts of biofuels, more zero - emission and natural gas vehicles, and a higher renewable portfolio standard.

Essentially, in this time period, every existing building will either be retrofit to higher efficiency standards or replaced, 60 percent of light - duty vehicles will use electricity, so that the average fuel economy will be roughly 70 miles per gallon.

After calling America's «addiction to oil» one of the most serious challenges in America today, President Bush renewed calls for a higher mandatory alternative fuel standard and higher fuel efficiency standards for motor vehicles in an effort to conserve 8.5 billion gallons of gas in the next 10 years (click above for the entire speech).

For personal vehicles: Public policy needs to support higher fuel efficiency standards, financial incentives to remove older vehicles from the fleet, encourage efficient (and plug - in) vehicle purchases.

Such complimentary policies include setting standards for renewable energy, high mileage vehicles, low carbon fuels, and energy efficiency.