Aug

As Congress bickers, EPA finally working on fuel economy rules

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In spite of the fact that the US Environmental Protection Agency generates and publishes fuel economy ratings for US market cars and trucks, they aren’t responsible for the regulations. The measurement of fuel economy ratings actually came about as a by-product of the emissions checking that the EPA has been responsible for since the original Clean Air Act. However, as various factions in Congress bicker by how much to increase fuel economy requirements and by what instance frame, the EPA is finally moving ahead with creating rules on greenhouse gas emissions.

By establishing limits on carbon dioxide emissions, they

will for the first instance be effectively limiting fuel consumption. The EPA is pulling together officials from a variety of agencies to draft the new regulations in accordance with President Bush’s mandate earlier that year as well as the Supreme Court ruling that they have the authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Meanwhile congress will be back in session next week and expects to take up CAFE again.

[Source: Automotive News - Sub. req’d]
Original post by Sam Abuelsamid