Fuel Economy Standards

Source: www.commondreams.org --- 25 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today released a new Fuel Economy trends report that projects the real-world average Fuel Economy for model year 2008 cars and trucks to reach 20.8 miles per gallon (mpg), a 1.5 mpg increase since 2004. These numbers reflect estimated on-road performance, which the agency uses for vehicle window stickers on dealer lots. read more ...

Source: www.grist.org --- 41 days ago
Officials at the U.S. EPA have criticized their counterparts at the U.S. Transportation Department lately over the DOT's proposed Fuel-Economy Standards for vehicles of 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015 . The EPA has said the DOT used an unreasonably low figure for future gasoline prices -- $2.42 a gallon in 2016 and a high of $3.37 a gallon -- which skewed the final cost-benefit figures in favor of lower Fuel-Economy Standards; the 2007 energy bill mandates that automakers meet a standard of 35 miles per gallon by 2020, but the legislation allows the DOT to set the interim Standards. "EPA has several concerns with the methodology used to determine the relative benefits and costs of the alternatives analyzed," said EPA's Susan Bromm in flawless bureaucratese (the shared language of all U.S. federal agencies). The EPA also criticized the DOT for putting what it said was too low a value on the societal benefits of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions, saying that the DOT calculated only the costs to the U.S. and not to other nations of the world that are also impacted by climate change. source:  Associated Press ...

Source: www.infozine.com --- 25 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a new Fuel Economy trends report that projects the real-world average Fuel Economy for model year 2008 cars and trucks to reach 20.8 miles per gallon (mpg), a 1.5 mpg increase since 2004. These numbers reflect estimated on-road performance, which the agency uses for vehicle window stickers on dealer lots. ...

Source: www.washingtonpost.com --- 42 days ago
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency says another arm of the Bush administration may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing Fuel Economy Standards for cars and trucks. ...

Source: blogs.cars.com --- 1 day ago
An environmental study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to lock in proposed Fuel Economy increases in preparation for its final regulations, which will be announced in November. The report suggests a 4.5% per year increase in Fuel Economy Standards in order to reach 35 mpg by 2020, as mandated by Congress. The 4.5% yearly rise in Standards would actually push fleetwide Fuel Economy to 39.4 mpg by 2020. Automakers, of course, are not happy with the study, and they claim that it overestimates the environmental impact and underestimates the cost. The report suggests that the increased regulation would reduce gasoline usage by 19.5 billion gallons through 2020 and decrease carbon dioxide emissions by 185 million metric tons through 2100. It will cost automakers $47 billion to comply with the mandate, according to NHTSA. That number, automakers say, is too low, but even at $47 billion, it might be too much for many of the financially-strapped automakers to handle. Environmentalists obviously argue that the government should be even more aggressive. With these new CAFE Standards, the first increase in two decades, automakers won't have a choice but to swallow the long overdue rise in Fuel Economy. Study Paves Way for Fuel Rules (Detroit News) ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 18 days ago
Achieving a 100-mpg rating would give GM a strong marketing message and boost its ability to comply with significantly higher Fuel Economy Standards. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 42 days ago
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency says another arm of the Bush administration may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing Fuel Economy Standards for cars and trucks. ...

Source: www.detnews.com --- 27 days ago
I disagree with The News' support for the $25 billion federal loan to the Big Three auto companies ("Scaled-down auto loan bid should get approval," Sept.11). The News claims the loan is not a bailout, that it is needed to help auto companies comply with newly enacted Fuel Economy Standards. ...

Source: gristmill.grist.org --- 5 days ago
By David Roberts A new study [PDF, via WSJ ] from the Congressional Budget Office "discovers" something I guess I kind of thought was common knowledge: realistically, no price on carbon will ever be high enough to substantially curtail driving in the U.S. Even $200/ton carbon -- wildly outside the range of anything Americans will accept -- would only add $2 to a gallon of gas. That's not nothing, but gas has added $2 in just the last couple years, to no huge effect. The CBO reports says the Fuel Economy Standards passed by Congress this year will have far more effect than any cap-and-trade program. Again: no cap-and-trade system or carbon tax will solve the problem of transportation emissions in the U.S. Given that transportation is the one of the largest sources of emissions in the U.S., it's clear that a price on carbon -- which has for years been enviros' raison d'etre -- is the beginning, not the end, of climate policy. What would make a dent on transportation emissions? Here are a few of my favorites: public transit investment transit-oriented development feebates a junker credit a low-carbon Fuel standard congestion pricing boost plug-in hybrid market via gov't procurement What are yours? (See also Ezra and Ryan .) UPDATE: Hm, I just noticed Ezra's follow-up , in which a commenter of his says this: Of course the implication of your point, then, is that including transport fuels in a carbon-tax/cap-and-trade scheme may do le ...

Source: reviews.cnet.com --- 12 days ago
(Credit: Automotive News) SEOUL -- Hyundai Motor Co. says it can improve the mileage of its U.S. fleet with lighter vehicles, gasoline direct injection and six- and eight-speed automatic transmissions. By 2010, the South Korean automaker wants to make its fleet 5 percent lighter on average compared with 2007, partly by using new materials. "We have the technology, but some of it we couldn't justify because of the cost," Lee Hyun-soon, Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group's R&D chief, said here. "But because of high oil prices, we can utilize more technology to improve our Fuel Economy. "The biggest improvements will come from power train, engine, and transmissions." Hyundai trails only Toyota and Honda in the U.S. corporate average Fuel Economy rankings. Hyundai averages about 30 mpg for cars and 25 mpg for light trucks, according to consultant CSM Worldwide. Under new U.S. CAFE Standards, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expects Hyundai to have targets of about 37.5 mpg for cars and 31.0 mpg for trucks by 2015. ... ...

Source: blogs.consumerreports.org --- 12 days ago
Among all the news of the erstwhile $700 billion bailout for Wall Street, the approved $25 billion bailout for Detroit may have slipped past your radar. Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors have been asking Congress for money to help them get their factories up to green-speed. They’ve argued that in order to make vehicles that meet new Fuel-efficiency Standards of at least 35 miles per gallon by 2020, they need serious infusions of cash. The $25 billion in loans from the Department of Energy to the auto manufacturers were actually authorized by Congress early this year but not funded. That changed last Saturday when Congress approved the line of credit. According to the Congressional Budget Office, automakers could use these loans to "equip or establish facilities to produce ‘advanced technology vehicles’ that would meet certain emissions and Fuel Economy Standards; component suppliers could borrow funds to retool or build facilities to produce parts for such vehicles." The auto manufacturers are getting a very good interest rate on their loans, according to the Associated Press, at about 5 percent. With their poor bond ratings, these automakers never qualify for such a sweet rate without government intervention. Conversely, auto buyers are having a harder time getting a car loan unless their credit records are spotless. Many buyers are eager for clean, Fuel-efficient vehicles, as interest in big SUVs and trucks wanes thanks to the cost ...

Source: www.team-bhp.com --- 13 days ago
Source: Economic Times (http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News_by_Industry/Now_Santro_eco_from_Hyundai/articleshow/3544353.cms) ---Quote--- Hyundai Motor India Ltd, as part of its initiative to promote eco-friendly and non-polluting means of transport, on Tuesday launched th e much-awaited LPG version of its flagship brand Santro. The LPG variant will be priced Rs 21,500 more than the existing petrol model. The new LPG version of Santro, christened Santro eco, comes with a factory-fitted LPG kit and boasts of features that meet global Standards of performance and safety, informed a company press release here. The ex-showroom Delhi price for Santro eco (GL) is Rs 354,294 and Santro eco (GLS) is Rs 373,357. Powered by the 1.1 litre, eRLX engine, Santro eco offers its customers a unique combination of reliable performance and unmatched Fuel Economy. With separate petrol (35 litre) and LPG (27.2 litre) tanks, the customers have an option to choose from both LPG and petrol mode. The LPG tank in the Santro eco has a special ‘Toroidal’ design that allows intelligent use of space and makes larger luggage room available to the customer, the release said. Announcing the launch, HMIL managing director H S Lheem, said, “We have taken a conscious decision at Hyundai to make environment-friendly car and we are furthering our initiative of launching alternate Fuel vehicle which take this theme forward. We had earlier introduced the CNG Santro and ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 41 days ago
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency says another federal agency may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing Fuel Economy Standards for cars and trucks. Echoing criticism previ... ...

Source: www.bignewsnetwork.com --- 41 days ago
WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency says another arm of the Bush administration may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing Fuel Economy Standards for cars and trucks. Echoing... ...

Source: domesticfuel.com --- 18 days ago
“Growing Beyond Oil” is the theme of this year’s Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit scheduled for December 1-3 in Quebec. Sessions at the summit will include Sustainability, Low Carbon Fuel Standards, Environment and Economy, Advanced Biofuel Technologies. The two major ethanol and biodiesel organizations from the United States will be featured at the summit in Canada [...] ...

Source: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com --- 41 days ago
Hyundai Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it expects to meet proposed U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards of 35 miles per gallon by 2015. ...

Source: newstalk1290.wordpress.com --- 42 days ago
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Environmental Protection Agency says another federal agency may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing Fuel Economy Standards for cars and trucks. Echoing criticism previously voiced by Democrats and environmentalists, the EPA says the Transportation Department would have been better off using higher estimates for future gasoline prices when it proposed [...] ...

Source: www.topix.com --- 42 days ago
The Environmental Protection Agency says another arm of the Bush administration may be low-balling the economic benefits of increasing Fuel Economy Standards for cars and trucks. ...