Whether spurned by Tesla, the environment, or government
regulations on fuel efficiency, car companies around the world are shifting to electric vehicles.
Not exact matches
At the top of the list are two landmark climate
regulations developed under former president Barack Obama: one, now
on hold pending a lawsuit, would reduce emissions from power plants; the other, already in place, sets aggressive
fuel -
efficiency requirements for vehicles up to 2025.
With the continuing
fuel crisis and tighter emissions
regulations surrounding the automotive market, Honda engineers changed their focus
on the Accord as a Mustang competitor, and built upon the Civic's successful formula of economy,
fuel efficiency and a front - wheel drive layout in a larger package.
Firstly there is information
on the way things are likely to go and
regulation around
fuel efficiency numbers.
The thrust of the roadmap paper puts the onus squarely
on fossil
fuel management to respond properly to how growing climate
regulation, advances in cleaner technology, cheaper renewables, and greater energy
efficiency hit demand and the implications those global trends have for commodity prices.
This Pollyanna view of fossil
fuel alternatives and
efficiency, which makes going green seem cheap and easy — little more than the cost of «a postage stamp a day» — has provided the justification for green - policy advocacy that has overwhelmingly focused
on pollution
regulations and carbon pricing while ignoring serious investment in energy research and development.
In my blog I suggested that EU
fuel efficiency regulation for new cars should demonstrate higher impacts
on reducing GHG emissions.
The Bill already includes an 18 % reduction in the budget of the EPA but the additional measures include a rider preventing the EPA from issuing any
regulation on greenhouse gases for the next year, a rider stopping the EPA from bringing in proposed
fuel -
efficiency standards for all automobiles (which were approved by manufacturers) a refusal to label toxic ash spill left from coal combustion as hazardous waste, a rider preventing uranium mining in the Grand Canyon and a prevention
on stopping limits
on mercury usage.
· More tighten
regulations regarding
fuel efficiency may mean more government control, and lost of private
on the side of the citizens.
He implemented historic improvements in
fuel -
efficiency standards for automobiles, and instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to move forward
on the
regulation of global - warming pollution under the Clean Air Act.
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