Good stuff. That oil stuff we all love isn't infinite ya' know.TimesOnline wrote:
America's love affair with gas-guzzling vehicles could soon be over as the US plans to introduce its first nationwide standards on emissions and tougher fuel efficiency targets.
President Obama is expected today to unveil sweeping new regulations requiring new cars and trucks to emit 30 per cent less greenhouse gas and to average 35.5 miles to the gallon by the year 2016. The announcement will be made at a meeting in the White House Rose Garden attended by all the main car manufacturers.
Officials say that the proposals are the equivalent of taking 177 million cars off the road. They are expected to save around 1.8 billion barrels of oil and prevent about 900 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions – the equivalent of 194 coal-fired power stations.
The regulations are also expected to cost American drivers an extra $1,300 (£840) per vehicle.
TimesOnlineGuardian wrote:
The plan is the product of months of negotiations between the White House, the Big Three struggling auto makers of Detroit – General Motors, Ford and Chrysler – and the state of California.
California and more than a dozen other states fought for years to set more stringent rules on car exhaust, but were blocked by the George Bush administration.
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