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White House Sets Final Fuel Economy Standards Through 2025
The 54.5-mpg industry average includes provisions for hybrid pickups, EVs, and small automakers like Rolls-Royce.
By Clifford Atiyeh 3 hours ago

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The White House today released its final rules mandating all new cars and trucks to reach a 54.5-mpg fleet average by 2025.


The rules for updating the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards -- which each automaker's model lineup is required to meet -- are essentially identical to a 2011 draft issued by the Environnental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.


However, unlike when the Obama administration first proposed increasing CAFE to 62 mpg, a significant number of automakers now support the new standards. The new mandate establishes higher yearly increases starting in 2017 and finishing with 54.5 mpg in 2025. By 2016, automakers have to meet an average of 35.5 mpg.


EPA administrator Lisa Jackson said on a conference call that the new rules “call for steady improvements, not radical overnight changes.â€

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For Immediate Release, Aug. 28, 2012

Contact: Vera Pardee, (858) 717-1448, vpardee@biologicaldiversity.org

New Mileage Standards Out of Step With Worsening Climate Crisis

WASHINGTON— New vehicle emission standards finalized today by the Obama administration require only modest fuel economy improvements and will still allow total greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks to increase from 2017 through 2025 and over the long term.

The administration considered but rejected more climate-friendly standards — including a rule that would have reduced total vehicle greenhouse gas emissions despite an increasing number of cars driving more miles — even though they were technically feasible and cost effective. When various credits and “flexibilitiesâ€