http://webnews.ampnetmedia.com media that matters blog Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:19:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://webnews.ampnetmedia.com/2009/09/co2-emissions-take-center-stage-over-mpg/ http://webnews.ampnetmedia.com/2009/09/co2-emissions-take-center-stage-over-mpg/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:35:05 +0000 admin http://webnews.ampnetmedia.com/?p=141
Back in May, the Obama Administration raised the national CAFE standard to 35.5 mpg (for cars and trucks) by 2016. The higher standard would build from the 27.3 mpg 2011 standard and go up five percent each year until 2016. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation issued a joint statement proposing just how the two agencies will work together to reach the higher standard required for model year 2012-2016 vehicles. Continue reading →]]> http://webnews.ampnetmedia.com/2009/09/co2-emissions-take-center-stage-over-mpg/feed/ 0