He noted that China in recent years had tripled its capacity for wind generation, enacted
vehicle fuel standards tougher than those in America and closed hundreds of obsolete, coal - fired power plants.
Ships emit sulfates, the same particles associated with diesel - engine cars and trucks which motivated improvements in on - road
vehicle fuel standards.
«Just weeks after President Donald Trump signaled he's ready to roll back tough federal
vehicle fuel standards, California on Friday affirmed that it won't budge an inch on its own tough standards,» the Detroit Free Press» Brent Snaveley reported.
Not exact matches
WASHINGTON, April 30 - Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to
vehicle fuel emission
standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans.
The federal emissions
standard is estimated to reduce carbon pollution equivalent to 134 coal power plants burning annually and save drivers $ 1,650 per
vehicle through
fuel savings according to the coalition that includes Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.
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.
Cai said Beijing would also take 300,000 obsolete
vehicles off the roads this year to help to raise
fuel standards and promote new energy cars.
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.
-- «Calpers rejects plea to divest from carmakers over emissions,» by Bloomberg's Kate Smith: «The nation's largest pension system has rejected a call to divest from
vehicle manufacturers that follow the president's agenda to roll back
fuel efficiency
standards, according to an April 20 letter.
This summer the administration delayed a federal rule set to take effect in July, that increased the penalty for automakers who built
vehicles that did not meet minimum
fuel efficiency
standards.
New York, California and three other U.S. states said they sued the federal government for delaying the rollout of higher «gas - guzzler» penalties for automakers whose
vehicles fail to meet minimum
fuel - economy
standards.
However, further budget backing for greener
vehicles was limited to a small rise in
vehicle excise duty for new diesel cars that fail to meet rigorous emissions
standards — disappointing campaigners who had hoped for a rise in
fuel duty or a diesel scrappage scheme.
The president, meanwhile, made a strong argument for more efficient use of gasoline through alternative
vehicles and strengthened
fuel economy
standards.
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.
In addition to requiring at least a 10 mpg increase for passenger
vehicles over 10 years, the law required «maximum feasible»
fuel economy
standards.
As a result of my bipartisan Ten - in - Ten
Fuel Economy Act, which was signed into law in 2007, vehicles are more fuel - efficient and the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science availa
Fuel Economy Act, which was signed into law in 2007,
vehicles are more
fuel - efficient and the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science availa
fuel - efficient and the corporate average
fuel economy (CAFE) standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science availa
fuel economy (CAFE)
standards are headed toward responsible levels, based on the best science available.
In the bipartisan 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, we increased new
fuel economy
standards for
vehicles, along with other provisions to increase energy efficiency, save drivers money, reduce pollution, and strengthen our security by making America less dependent on foreign oil.
Next Steps The Obama administration recently announced
fuel economy
standards that require the average new
vehicle to go from 32.9 miles per gallon today to 35.5 mpg by 2016 and 54.5 mpg by 2025.
Under new corporate average
fuel economy
standards set by the Obama administration, light - duty
vehicles must reach a fleetwide average of 34.1 mpg by 2016 and 54.5 mpg by 2025.
Around 60 to 70 more would need to buy an electric
vehicle for the utility to meet its goal under the renewable energy
standard to reduce the use of fossil
fuels, he said.
If electric cars could recharge while driving down a highway, it would virtually eliminate concerns about their range and lower their cost, perhaps making electricity the
standard fuel for
vehicles.
But Recchia - O'Neill is certainly at the forefront of a transformation of the U.S. — and global — auto market from
standard gasoline -
fueled internal combustion engines to greener
vehicles.
In 2005 and 2007, energy legislation was passed that increased the Renewable
Fuel Standard (RFS) and also created a number of Department of Energy and U.S. Department of Agriculture funding
vehicles (grants and loan guarantees) to help the biofuels industry meet mandated production goals.
$ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas
vehicles, raise
fuel economy
standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosure
Inhofe also accused the Obama administration of prematurely issuing
vehicle fuel economy
standards for political reasons, and asked Pruitt if he would review them.
However, today we rely on government programs like
fuel - efficiency
standards for light - duty
vehicles and renewable portfolio mandates for utilities to help reduce CO2 emissions.
Under today's federal
standards, average
vehicle fuel efficiency is set to rise to 54.5 mpg for cars and small trucks by 2025.
But the biggest contribution comes from regulations under the Clean Air Act, including
vehicle fuel economy
standards that are already in place.
Greene predicts that the expense of meeting the new CAFE
standards proposed in the Senate bill would probably range between $ 1,000 and $ 3,000 per
vehicle, an up - front cost that could be recouped in
fuel savings within five years if the price of gasoline remains above $ 3 a gallon.
The argument is based on the premise that the Corporate Average
Fuel Economy (CAFE)
standards imposed in 1975 resulted in a reduction of
vehicle weights, which in turn caused about 2,000 traffic deaths a year that would not have occurred otherwise.
«These market shifts are happening independent of the
standards — they likely would have happened anyway,» explains Luke Tonachel, director of the clean
vehicles and
fuels project at the Natural Resources Defense Council.
As many as 5.33 million «yellow label»
vehicles that fail to meet Chinese
fuel standards will be «eliminated» this year, the document said.
The auto
standards are up for an obligatory mid-term review — the EPA will decide whether to adjust the emissions
standards and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will announce its final
fuel economy
standards for model year 2022 — 2025
vehicles.
$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon
fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise
fuel economy
standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise
fuel economy
standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas
vehicles, raise
fuel economy
standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance
standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance
standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.
Among Freeman's specific recommendations are a «20 percent federal tax credit to electricity and natural gas utilities that gives highest priority to the efficient use of the energy they supply,» and ban on new coal or nuclear plants and retirement of the existing plants within the next 30 years, government - funded demonstration plants for Big Solar and hydrogen, increasing federal
fuel economy
standards one mile - per - gallon a year over the next 24 years, tax credits for plug - in hybrids or flex -
fuel vehicles, and an excess - profits tax on oil to fund the tax credits.
However, as the EPA is getting ready to relax the future
vehicle fuel economy
standards, the time is right to consider whether, under the current administration, this agency's mission is,... Read more →
Canada's Globe and Mail reports that as part of a more C$ 7 - billion (US$ 5.4 - billion), 4 - year climate change plan, the Ontario government will invest C$ 285 million (US$ 221 million) in electric
vehicle incentives; implement lower carbon
fuel standards; and invest C$ 280 million (US$ 217 million) to help school boards buy electric buses and trucking... Read more →
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.
So if my fathers demise
fueled the need to bury my feelings, the
Standard American Diet (SAD) provided the
vehicle.
Standard Equipment: 4.0 - liter V - 6 5 - speed automatic transmission Independent front suspension Solid rear axle w / leaf springs 4 - wheel disc brakes 3.36:1 final drive ratio 17 - inch styled steel wheels 28 - gallon
fuel tank capacity Anti-lock braking system Electronic brake force distribution
Vehicle dynamic control Traction control system Tire pressure monitoring system Center console w / sliding table Rear sonar system Back door storage bin Remote keyless entry Power windows & locks 2 12V DC power outlets 2 120V power outlets Full size spare 6 cargo floor D - rings Convex spotter mirrors Receiver hitch ball provision on rear bumper Integrated roof rack mounting points
But the Obama administration - era Corporate Average
Fuel Economy standards for 2025, assuming the Trump administration doesn't dismantle it, favor larger vehicles by setting a specific fuel economy number by vehicle «footprint.&ra
Fuel Economy
standards for 2025, assuming the Trump administration doesn't dismantle it, favor larger
vehicles by setting a specific
fuel economy number by vehicle «footprint.&ra
fuel economy number by
vehicle «footprint.»
For more details on DOT's and EPA's phase two greenhouse gas emissions and
fuel efficiency
standards for medium - and heavy - duty
vehicles, visit: https://www3.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regs-heavy-duty.htm and http://www.nhtsa.gov/
fuel-economy.
«This next phase of
standards for heavy and medium duty
vehicles will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions while driving innovation, and will ensure that the United States continues to lead the world in developing
fuel efficient technologies through the next decade and beyond.»
DETROIT — For those wondering what new luxury
vehicles tough new U.S. corporate average
fuel economy
standards might spawn, Mercedes - Benz offers a preview: a compact cross / utility
vehicle powered by a potent 4 - cyl.
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.
MSRP (with destination): $ 31,970 PRICE AS TESTED: $ 37,805 ENGINE: 3.6 - liter DOHC V - 6 Horsepower: 285 hp @ 6400 rpm Torque: 260 lb - ft @ 4800 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5 - speed automatic DRIVE: Four - wheel WHEELS AND TIRES: 18 - inch aluminum wheels 255 / 70SR -18 Bridgestone Dueler A / T tires
FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited mo
FUEL ECONOMY (city / highway / combined): 16/20/18 mpg CURB WEIGHT: 4294 lb CAPACITIES: Doors / Passengers: 4/5 Cargo (rear seats up / down): 46.4 / 86.8 cu ft Legroom (front / rear): 41.0 / 37.2 in Headroom (front / rear): 41.3 / 40.4 in Towing: 2000 lb EXTERIOR / INTERIOR COLOR: Black / Black
STANDARD FEATURES: 6 - speed manual transmission Stability and traction control Hill start assist Roll mitigation Part - time four - wheel drive 3.21 rear axle ratio Transfer case and
fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited mo
fuel tank skid plates Cruise control 115V auxiliary power outlet Air conditioning 7 - speaker Infinity audio system w / subwoofer Auxiliary audio jack SiriusXM satellite radio w / one - year subscription Tilt steering wheel Temperature gauge and compass Leather - wrapped steering wheel w / audio controls Height - adjustable driver's seat 60 / 40 - split folding rear seats Rear compartment covered storage OPTIONS ON THIS
VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited
VEHICLE: Altitude Edition - $ 2995 18 - inch painted aluminum wheels Black Jeep grille badge Front and rear bumper body - color appliques Gloss black interior accents Red interior stitching accents Altitude floor mats and hood decal Heated front seats Body - color 3 - piece hardtop Mopar
fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited mo
fuel filler door Freedom panel storage bag Rear window washer, wiper, and defroster Connectivity group - $ 385 USB port Electronic
vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited
vehicle information center UConnect voice control w / Bluetooth 5 - speed automatic transmission - $ 1125 Hill descent control Track - Lok rear limited slip differential - $ 295 UConnect 430N - $ 1035 40 GB hard drive w / 28 available GB SiriusXM travel link w / one - year subscription 6.5 - inch touchscreen display Navigation KEY OPTIONS NOT ON THIS
VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited
VEHICLE: Dual top group - $ 890 Trailer tow group - $ 295 3.73 rear axle ratio - $ 95 ADDITIONAL SPECS: This is the one of the top - tier Wrangler Unlimited trim levels, only trumped in price by the «Call of Duty: MW3 Edition» Wrangler Unlimited model.
The final
standards are expected to lower CO2 emissions by approximately 1.1 billion metric tons, save
vehicle owners
fuel costs of about $ 170 billion, and reduce oil consumption by up to two billion barrels over the lifetime of the
vehicles sold under the program.
After the Corporate Average
Fuel Economy standards became law in the late 1970s, automakers often restricted supply of big engines and big vehicles when they weren't selling enough fuel - efficient mod
Fuel Economy
standards became law in the late 1970s, automakers often restricted supply of big engines and big
vehicles when they weren't selling enough
fuel - efficient mod
fuel - efficient models.
The improvement was due to the increasing availability of more efficient
vehicles as automakers work to reach CAFE
standards, while low
fuel prices and improving economic conditions moved many shoppers to less efficient
vehicle segments in 2015.
With Ford Motor Co. fighting a potential deep tarnish on its new image of safety consciousness, rival General Motors Corp. — which earlier this month issued a stinging rebuttal to Ford's announcement of a plan to increase sport / utility
vehicle fuel economy (see WEVTU — Aug. 1,» 00, p. 1)-- took advantage of Ford's woes by suggesting GM has more safety minded
standards for tires.