We reject efforts to bring
national car standards down; we're already leaders in doing right by our neighbors and the natural world; rather than putting obstacles in our path, the EPA should be following our lead.»
Not exact matches
It was independently tested by the New
Car Assessment Program (NCAP) to prove that it has the ability to withstand a crash at two times the
national standard.
The very first
standard for
car seats was set in 1971 by the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Buy a
car seat that meets
national safety
standards, whether it is new or used.
The President's program will accelerate increases in fuel economy and impose the first - ever
national greenhouse gas emission
standards on
cars and trucks
Some argue for an organized program at the
national level, offering deep tax incentives to buy electric
cars, setting up
standards for charging stations, and doing regional deployments as the bills propose.
«The president is opposed to mandatory caps on greenhouse gases, opposing a mandatory 10 -[mile - per - gallon] increase in
cars and trucks, opposing a
national renewable electricity
standard, opposing state efforts to cut emissions from
cars, and pushing for new sources of dangerous pollution from liquid coal,» said Rep. Ed Markey (D — Mass.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, in a statement released after the speech.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the California Air Resource Board (CARB) today took the first step in the mid-term evaluation of the
National Program for greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy
standards for light duty
cars and trucks by releasing a draft Technical Assessment Report (TAR) for public comment.
The
National Program does not set a single fuel economy target number for all vehicles, but instead it establishes separate footprint - based
standards for passenger
cars and light trucks.
After the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced a rule that will eventually require all
cars to have
standard backup cameras, a group of automakers filed a petition asking NHTSA to revise the requirement that all
cars have sideview mirrors.
Starting in 1981, the
National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration in the United States set
standards for all
cars and light trucks model year 1981 or later so that each and every vehicle has a unique 17 - digit VIN in a fixed format.
However, the company also has a long history of racing near
standard cars both at
national and at international level.
Almost a year ago plus a couple days, the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) put forth a requirement through its parent organization, the US Department of Transportation, that all
cars manufactured on or after May 1, 2018 be sold in the US with a backup camera as
standard equipment.
Earlier this month, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator David Strickland announced an enhanced 5 - Star Safety Ratings System that will utilize new tests and better crash data to hold
cars to higher
standards.
The
National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence recognizes this and developed the ASE Certified Technicians
standard for
car owners in your position.
It is intended to be an easy - to - understand,
national standard that will motivate homeowners and buyers to invest in energy efficiency the way the MPG rating motivates buyers to purchase more energy efficient
cars.
For a long time now, California has always been allowed to set fuel economy and emissions
standards that exceed the
national standards, and auto makers simply have had to deal (usually by making all of their
cars comply with the California
standard).
And today, we're going even further, proposing the development of a
national standard for medium - and heavy - duty trucks, just as we did for
cars and light trucks.
So last year, we established a groundbreaking
national fuel efficiency
standard for
cars and trucks.
Regulating auto emissions is complicated by the fact that the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is already charged with setting new
standards for
cars and light trucks, under the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) system.
2010 (April)
National Program
Standards Phase I (Light - Duty) New
standards for passenger
cars, light - duty trucks, and medium - duty passenger vehicles model years 2012 - 16 are set to a fleet - wide average of 35.5 mpg by 2016.
As Wehrum, Pruitt and EPA policymakers work to figure out the new
national emissions
standards for
cars and light trucks, they are hearing from groups including the American Consumer Institute and its Koch - tied coalition on the importance of revoking the California waiver.
In September 2009, the Department of Transportation and Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to increase
national gas - mileage
standards for
cars, trucks and SUVs by about 5 percent per year.
WASHINGTON - Automakers met last Friday with President Donald Trump at the White House to impress on him the need for a single
national fuel
standard as his administration's move to roll back mile - per - gallon rules on U.S.
cars and trucks stokes fears...
On April 1st, USDOT's
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the EPA issued harmonized fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
standards for
cars and light trucks of model years 2012 through 2016.
Supported by automakers, unions,
national security groups, and environmentalists, the standards (known as the» National Program») set fuel economy and global warming emission targets, based on vehicle size, for new cars and trucks sold in the United
national security groups, and environmentalists, the
standards (known as the»
National Program») set fuel economy and global warming emission targets, based on vehicle size, for new cars and trucks sold in the United
National Program») set fuel economy and global warming emission targets, based on vehicle size, for new
cars and trucks sold in the United States.
Supported by automakers, unions,
national security groups, and environmentalists, the
standards set fuel economy and global warming emission targets, based on vehicle size, for new
cars and trucks sold in the United States.
(12) the establishment of such a vehicle fleet and distribution system would provide a large market that would mobilize private resources to substantially advance the technology and expand the production of alcohol fuels in the United States and abroad; (13) the United States has an urgent
national security interest to develop alcohol fuels technology, production, and distribution systems as rapidly as possible; (14) new
cars sold in the United States that are equipped with an internal combustion engine should allow for fuel competition by being flexible fuel vehicles, and new diesel
cars should be capable of operating on biodiesel; and (15) such an open fuel
standard would help to protect the United States economy from high and volatile oil prices and from the threats caused by global instability, terrorism, and natural disaster.
The American environmental and labor movements have often been on opposite sides of the table, whether the issue is drilling for oil in the Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge, or raising fuel economy
standards on American - made
cars.
You can download a PDF of the analysis (GM and Ford Investment Plans and California Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Standards) but here are the key points: GM Fuel Economy For
Car Fleet = 37.3 MPG If GM meets its planned 2012 fleet fuel economy levels of 37.3 mpg for new
cars and 27.5 mpg for light trucks, the projected greenhouse gas emissions would comply with a
national version of the California GHG emissions
standards.
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National Auto Emissions
Standard: All
Cars Must Get 42 MPG by 2016
The
car companies would love you to because they get a break from the federal government on meeting
national fuel economy
standards.
The blame goes mostly to
national economy and industry ministers, who constantly block any attempts to introduce mandatory targets for renewable energies, energy efficiency rules or fuel consumption
standards for
cars.»
The American
National Standards Institute's golf
car safety
standard does not include seat belts as a necessity; instead, golf carts are supposed to be equipped with «passive restraints» to protect unbelted passengers from being ejected in the event of an accident.
Hawaii
car insurance premium is less than the
national standard, but residents have seen a five percent increase in their
car insurance.
Pay - as - you - drive
car insurance allows you to pay insurance costs based on the number of miles you drive your vehicle instead of basing your premium rates on
standard national averages.