Sentences with phrase «historic fuel economy standards»

Under her leadership, the EPA has taken sensible and important steps to protect the air we breathe and the water we drink, including implementing the first national standard for harmful mercury pollution, taking important action to combat climate change under the Clean Air Act, and playing a key role in establishing historic fuel economy standards that will save the average American family thousands of dollars at the pump, while also slashing carbon pollution.

Throughout the first term, the Administration took strong actions to cut carbon pollution, including investing more than $ 80 billion in clean energy technologies under the recovery program, establishing historic fuel economy standards, doubling solar and wind electricity, and implementing ambitious energy efficiency measures.

As you can see on these vehicles around the plaza, we're introducing new fuel economy labels that, one, help consumers understand and evaluate how they can save money at the gas station and, two, highlight the savings that families can anticipate as a result of the historic fuel economy standards that the Obama Administration has put in place.

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Two rounds of historic fuel - economy - standard increases in recent years now have the industry marching toward 54.5 mpg (4.3 L / 100 km) in 2025.

In the transport sector, accounting for some 35 % of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, the President has put in place historic new standards that will nearly double the fuel economy of our cars and light duty trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

EPA and NHTSA's Tailpipe Rule, which implements the May 2009 «Historic Agreement,» sets a combined average fuel economy standard of 34.1 mpg for MY 2016.

With more than 27 years of experience in policy advocacy and issue campaigns, Ms. Robinson has played an integral role in some of the country's biggest energy and transportation advancements, including the historic fuel economy and global warming emissions standards for new cars and light trucks.

Domestically, the U.S. has taken numerous steps this year to transition to a clean energy economy — from setting an aggressive new fuel economy standard for new cars and trucks to making an historic investment in clean energy in the Recovery Act this year.

Fuel economy standards are the single biggest energy efficiency policy of the Obama administration, and auto makers agreed to the deal as part of the historic bailout of their businesses.