Sentences with phrase «of vehicle efficiency standards»

The Trump administration is reportedly launching a rollback of vehicle efficiency standards that greatly benefit the US economy.

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Reducing fuel efficiency goals for vehicles March 16 Trump ordered a review of federal fuel - efficiency standards for vehicles, which Obama finalized in January, well ahead of schedule.

The Transportation Department regulates the nation's vehicles, airplanes, railroads, pipelines, ports and highways - including whether to allow the use of small unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, over people and whether U.S. fuel efficiency standards should be revised.

For example, I have voted to improve fuel efficiency standards for vehicles, to provide communities with funding to expand public transportation, to provide tax credits to expand the use of wind and solar technologies, as well as expanding access to grants and tax credits for homeowners to weatherize their homes and purchase more fuel efficient vehicles.

The Policy Loftness and others recommend that the federal government encourage efficiency through tax incentives and stricter standards for appliances, vehicles, and buildings to meet the goals of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

A climate deal between the United States and China could spur new regulations on vehicle - efficiency standards, refrigerant pollutants and methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, launching a new round of executive action that is sure to raise objections from a Republican - dominated Congress.

In addition to compliance with any of subparagraphs (A) through (E), the Secretary shall by regulation require, for any newly constructed residential single - family or multifamily structure to be considered to comply with the energy efficiency standards under this subsection, that the structure have appropriate electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger vehicle, including an electric hybrid vehicle, where such vehicle would normally be parked.

Vehicle efficiency improvements via effective standards and policies could reduce annual CO2 e emissions from the US, China, and the EU by 1.3 Gt at a savings of about $ 135 billion per year by 2030.

In fact, the four biggest economies in the world all have fuel efficiency standards that will converge by 2025, encouraging research and development of lower emission vehicles on an international scale.

Today's final rulemaking builds on the fuel efficiency and GHG emissions standards already in place for model years 2014 - 2018, which alone will result in CO2 emissions reductions of 270 million metric tons and save vehicle owners more than $ 50 billion in fuel costs.

While they may be able to give you the basics, Loeber Motors technicians know Porsche vehicles inside and out and can not only ensure you receive a Porsche oil change that meets manufacturer standards, but they will provide a vehicle inspection that may catch lingering issues that could be robbing your Porsche of performance and efficiency.

The standard 2.4 L Tigershark ® MultiAir ® 2 engine is the largest and most powerful four - cylinder gas engine in the Ram vehicle family and includes a host of components designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of the Ram ProMaster City ®.

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.

Under the direction of chief engineer John Mowrey, [2] Chevrolet began developing the Chevette on December 24, 1973, in response to the federal CAFE standards and the 1973 oil crisis and GM's Energy Task Force, arising out of the crisis and the resultant shift in consumer demand to smaller, foreign vehicles boasting greater fuel efficiency.

The LS 460 is fitted with a new 4.6 - liter V - 8 that features variable electronic control of its intake valves and hydraulic control of its exhaust valves to help improve overall efficiency while meeting stringent ULEV II (Ultra-Low Emissions Vehicle) standards.

Commenting on the rating Kevin Stride, vehicle line director, Jaguar XE, XF, F - PACE said, «The XE and XF were engineered without compromise: we placed just as much focus on safety as we did on dynamics, performance, refinement and efficiency, and our stringent in - house standards far exceed the requirements of legislative and consumer tests.

Ford met low - emission vehicle standards by improving the catalyst technology and the combustion efficiency of the engine.

Honda Environmental Leadership Honda's diverse portfolio of alternative fuel vehicles has included numerous technologies to improve fuel efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions including the first EV leases in California (1997 Honda EV Plus), the retail introduction of America's first hybrid (1999 Honda Insight), delivery of the first fuel - cell electric vehicle in the U.S. (2002 Honda FCX), five generations of the Civic Natural Gas (first introduced in 1998) and the first gasoline - powered vehicles in the hands of consumers to meet stricter emissions standards.

One of only two vehicles in the segment to offer a GDi engine, the 2012 Rio provides an inviting combination of power and fuel efficiency, achieving standard classleading 138 horsepower while maintaining a standard class - leading fuel economy rating of 30/40 mpg (city / highway).

By leading the way in fuel efficiency among all major carmakers and committing to having two - thirds of its global automobile sales to be electrified vehicles by 2030, Honda has set a gold standard for others to follow,» said Dr. Joseph K. Lyou, president and CEO at Coalition for Clean Air.

Additionally, many of your favorite features come standard on this vehicle, and it looks great on the roads of Nashua, Merrimack, and Manchester without sacrificing efficiency.

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.

Drawing on global best practice policies, we undertake to remove barriers, establish incentives, and implement standards to aggressively accelerate deployment and transfer of key existing and new low - carbon technologies, such as energy efficiency; solar energy; smart grids; carbon capture, use, and storage; advanced vehicles; and bio-energy.

In a story about the weakening of fuel efficiency standards Fast Company quotes Don Anair, research and deputy director for the clean vehicles program at UCS who explains that the new standards would increase emissions and lower requirements in the future.

In 2012 the Barack Obama administration introduced emission standards mandating the doubling of vehicle fuel efficiency by 2025.

The transportation sector has eclipsed power plants as the biggest source of US carbon emissions, and EPA calculated in 2010 that the tougher fuel - efficiency standards would prevent more than one year's worth of total US carbon emissions over the lifetime of new vehicles sold from 2012 through 2025.

2011 (August) National Program Standards Phase I (Heavy Duty) Sets Medium and Heavy Duty Vehicles fuel efficiency and tailpipe emissions standards estimated to reduce CO2 emissions by about 270 million metric tons and save about 530 million barrels of oil over the life of the vehicles built in model years 2014 - 2018.

He outlined several decisions taken during the Beijing talks, including the adoption of stronger vehicle fuel efficiency standards and work on carbon capture, utilization and storage projects.

Regarding the efficiency of new vehicles, cars are both heavier and more powerful than they were in decades past, which is the primary reason for the reduction in mileage since the mid»80s (the last time CAFE standards were updated).

* While I was a Member of the Climate Change Authority, I put a lot of work into a report the Authority did on vehicle fuel efficiency standards.

The oil and gas industries have been aware of the climate repercussions for decades.They have had ample time to prepare, just as the auto industry had ample time to start (and continue) building seriously energy efficient vehicles but didn't until government bailouts in 2008 were paired with higher efficiency standards.

(Sec. 284) Sets forth requirements for compliance with HUD energy efficiency standards for single family or multifamily structures, including: (1) compliance with applicable provisions of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air - conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Standard and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code; (2) rehabilitation or improvement on existing structures reducing energy consumption by at least 20 %; and (3) newly constructed residential structures having electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger Standard and the 2009 International Energy Conservation Code; (2) rehabilitation or improvement on existing structures reducing energy consumption by at least 20 %; and (3) newly constructed residential structures having electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to recharge a standard electric passenger standard electric passenger vehicle.

Heavy - duty vehicle fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards are a signature program of the Obama administration, initially adopted in 2011.

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.

The proposal is worth celebrating, not only because it will deliver by far the biggest vehicle efficiency improvements in decades, but also because the introduction of EPA into the process makes it more likely that the standards will accelerate the development of efficiency technologies in the future.

EISA replaced the «flat» standards of the original CAFE program, which applied to an automaker's entire fleet, with standards based on fuel efficiency - related vehicle «attributes.»

The IEA makes clear that recent efficiency gains have come as a result of an expansion of national policies, such as energy efficiency standards for vehicles and appliances.

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.

The agreement grew out of the new fuel efficiency standards passed by Congress in 2007, the Supreme Court's decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, which precipitated global warming pollution standards for vehicles under the Clean Air Act, and global warming pollution standards enacted in California and subsequently adopted by 13 other states and the District of Columbia.

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.

«Committed policies (S1) are those that have the force of law and are being implemented, such as AB 1493, which mandates efficiency improvements in light - duty vehicles, building energy efficiency standards like Title 24, and the renewable portfolio standard (RPS), which mandates 33 percent renewable electricity generation use by 2020.»

Among the most impactful policies, the study finds — those with reductions in excess of 20 MtCO2e each in some years — are the AB 1493 vehicle efficiency standards, the 33 percent RPS target, building efficiency targets, phasing out imported coal electricity and phasing out hydrofluorocarbon gases.

Stripped of the jargon, the paper uses an MIT model, with all the bells and whistles, to conclude that vehicle fuel efficiency standards are an arbitrary, blunt instrument that harm consumers far more than is necessary to achieve a given environmental objective.

This may come as rather a shock given that the forecast takes into account the impact of fuel efficiency standards (CAFE) including new heavy - duty vehicle standards that are the first in the world.

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.

The Climate Change Authority, of which I'm a board member, recently looked into the issue and concluded that, over the lifetime of a vehicle, fuel efficiency standards matching those of the US would save motorists thousands of dollars.

Australia is one of the few developed countries that does not impose fuel efficiency standards on motor vehicles.

The state has the ability to set its own greenhouse gas standards — not fuel efficiency standards — for vehicles under section 209 of the Clean Air Act and an EPA - granted waiver.

One of the most important is the sudden surge in vehicle efficiency; new CAFE standards pushed by the Obama administration will increase the combined fuel efficiency of cars and light duty trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.