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Bipartisan group of House Reps calls for 35 mpg standard in final CAFE bill

Earlier this week, a small but bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives brought the CAFE debate back into the forefront, however briefly. The CAFE debate was big news a few weeks ago, but stories move on and Iraq, Alberto Gonazales and the race for president have filled the political pages once again. The energy bill (of which CAFE discussions are a part) still needs to be hammered out, so it's good to see more support for higher-mpg cars. The Representatives in question are: Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), Paul Hodes (D-NH), Mark Kirk (R-IL), Ed ... Read more →

Detroit says Nissan wins from new fuel economy legislation Sam Abuelsamid

In the eyes of the Detroit carmakers, the big winner from the energy bill passed in the Senate this week is Nissan. One of the oddball quirks of the original CAFE regulations was a separation of ...

CAFE update - negotiations, compromises and the looming fall Sebastian Blanco

Negotiations over CAFE standards in the Senate continued today, with Democrats Harry Reid and Carl Levin leading somewhat oppositional camps, the New York Times reports. Reid is now saying that, "The ...

Deal expected on new fuel economy regulations Sam Abuelsamid

It looks like Michigan's senior senator has won a reprieve for his biggest corporate constituents in the new fuel economy bill that's working it's way through the US Senate right now. Following ...

Bipartisan group of House Reps calls for 35 mpg standard in final CAFE bill 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this week, a small but bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives brought the CAFE debate back into the forefront, however briefly. The CAFE debate was big news a few weeks ago, but stories move on and Iraq, Alberto Gonazales and the race for president have filled the political pages once ...

Detroit says Nissan wins from new fuel economy legislation 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

In the eyes of the Detroit carmakers, the big winner from the energy bill passed in the Senate this week is Nissan. One of the oddball quirks of the original CAFE regulations was a separation of domestic and import vehicle fleets for purposes of calculating the averages. This resulted in strange ...

CAFE update - negotiations, compromises and the looming fall 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Negotiations over CAFE standards in the Senate continued today, with Democrats Harry Reid and Carl Levin leading somewhat oppositional camps, the New York Times reports. Reid is now saying that, "The time has come to speak for the American people not three car manufacturers that are closing plants ...

Deal expected on new fuel economy regulations 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like Michigan's senior senator has won a reprieve for his biggest corporate constituents in the new fuel economy bill that's working it's way through the US Senate right now. Following hearings this week where the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee heard from various ...


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