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EPA’s Jackson to Leave Obama Administration

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.

Proposed 2025 CAFE Standards to be the Catalyst for the Hybridization of Fleets

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.

CAFE to Increase to 54.5 MPG by 2025

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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