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Bill proposed in Congress would require NHTSA to use realistic gas prices to set CAFE

autobloggreen.com » 2008 » August » 2nd » Bill proposed in Congress would require NHTSA to use realistic gas prices to set CAFE

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Filed under: MPG, Legislation and Policy The energy bill that was passed by Congress last December requiring corporate average fuel economy to be raised to 35 mpg by 2020 had some interesting little known elements in it. Among other things, the bill required NHTSA to set the standards at the maximum feasible level for any given years meaning that the 35 mpg threshold could be reached well before … Continue Reading »

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