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Meeting new CAFE regs will cost Detroit double what it costs the Japanese
The average cost for Detroit's Big Three automakers to meet the proposed fuel efficiency targets of 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015 has been pegged at $30.6 billion. In contrast, the average cost for the Japanese automakers sits at less than half that amount at "only" $14.85 billion. These numbers come courtesy of a recent study by Global Insight. In a real shocker, General Motors alone is expected to pay out $15 billion alone. Why the disparity? Simple: the Japanese brands already offer more fuel efficient models. With that reasoning, it seems ... Read more →
Pelosi commends Bush on 31.6 mpg by 2015 step Sebastian Blanco
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has been involved with the ins and outs of the CAFE standards for a long while. This week, following the NHTSA's call for a 31.6 mpg average (35.7 for cars and ...
Automakers Respond to New Nationwide Fuel Economy Proposal Sebastian Blanco
Remember how the automakers fought against the 35 mpg by 2020 CAFE increase late last year? They are also fighting against possible state-by-state emissions and fuel economy regulations issues that ...
Dingell might get the final say on state-based fuel economy laws Sebastian Blanco
We all know that the Democratic Representative from the Automakers Michigan, John Dingell, is a foe of state-based regulations over the auto industry. Back in February, he tried to revive an excised ...
NADA Chairwoman says flexibile CAFE standards are the right move Sebastian Blanco
At the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) meeting last weekend, GM CEO Rick Wagoner asked car dealers to lobby their state and local governments to not regulate tailpipe emissions. The ...
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Perverse side effects of the new CAFE standards? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green
Automotive News (subs req'd) has published a very interesting article on how the new CAFE rules might bring some surprises for American car buyers. First and foremost, there's the "work truck" classification, which exempts those types of vehicles from these tougher standards. According to John ...
Import automakers tell Congress 35 mpg CAFE is A-OK, just not in 2020 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Forget MPG, just pull into a gas station with your Tesla Roadster and smile.... (Photo by Jurvetson. CC 2.) Hm. While Toyota has been pushing for less stringent CAFE standards (and taking a beating for it), a group that Toyota is part of, the Association of International Automobile Manufacturers, ...
Click and Clack say 35 mpg limit is just right for new CAFE standards - and rip the industry a few new ones 2 years ago on Autoblog Green
Even if you don't like cars, you can enjoy the NPR show Car Talk. And, even if you're not too familiar with the ins and outs of the upcoming CAFE legislation, you can listen to Car Talk's Click and Clack (Tom and Ray Magliozzi) and understand that they're in favor of more fuel-efficient cars. But ...
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