
The Senate bill kills the EV tax credit under 30D earlier than the House bill and also kills 45W the commercial vehicle credit.
Read More →NHTSA’s updated CAFE standards soften more stringent previous targets for fuel economy gains. However, superseding state regulations mandating zero-emission vehicles could lessen CAFE standard’s significance.
Read More →A panel of heavy-duty truck maker representatives will discuss what they're doing to meet greenhouse gas/fuel economy regulations for 2014 and beyond, the current and future status of alternative fuels, hybrid/electric, and more at the Green Fleet Conference Oct. 2 in Phoenix.
Read More →As part of the U.S. EPA's commitment to ensuring consumers are given accurate fuel economy values, the agency is revising its MPG estimates for the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid and said it plans to update its fuel economy labeling regulations.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s Lisa Jackson, who headed up the agency while it developed new federal fuel economy rules that set a goal of 54.5 mpg by 2025, is leaving the Obama administration after four years.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI – Ford and Dow Automotive Systems are researching the use of carbon fiber automotive components that Ford says can reduce vehicle weight by up to 750 lbs.
Read More →The 2025 CAFE rules will have a dramatic impact on the types of future vehicles in fleet operations. Currently, no OEM can meet the 2025 CAFE standard of 54.5 mpg, which will double the average EPA-rated fuel economy for all OEMs selling vehicles in the U.S. in less than two decades. Today, only a handful of models get 39 mpg or more. To achieve this standard, the government plans to incentivize the use of advanced technologies, such as hybrid powertrains and vehicle electrification.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The new fuel-economy and emissions standards will go into effect beginning in MY-2014.
Read More →WASHINGTON – The Obama administration announced new fuel-economy and emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses, heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, and vocational vehicles.
Read More →WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama announced an agreement with 13 automakers to increase the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard to 54.5 miles per gallon for cars and light-duty trucks by model-year 2025.
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