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[Green Car Advisor] Fuel economy for China's new-car fleet (including SUVs and minivans) already averages 36.8 miles per gallon, so a move to a 42.2-mpg average is a 17.8 percent increase. While significant, that's a lot less of a challenge than automakers doing business in the U.S. will face as the average here rises by almost 40 percent over the next seven years.

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[US News] RealClearPolitics - US News - May 27, 2009 - Biggest Mercedes SUV ...: Still, the suspension is nicely tuned to allow some feedback from the road to the driver, but it's not enough to bother passengers or make the GL320 feel rough over bumps. At slow speeds in off-road terrain, however, the vehicle can bob from one side to the other over the rough stuff and jiggle passengers considerably.

[Auto Blog, Lease Reviews, Auto News, Vehicle Road Test, Personal Finance] President Obama, fuel-economy proposal: The new rule comes on top of an increase in fuel-economy standards announced in March. Under that move, automakers need to have a fleet average of 37.3 mpg for the 2011 model year--an 8 percent increase from today's standard.

[About.com US Government Info: What's Hot Now] Obama Sets Historic Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Standards: In 1975, Congress gave the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the authority to set vehicle mileage standards.

[GM-VOLT : Chevy Volt Electric Car Site] Obama Announcing New Strict Federal Fuel Economy Requirements of ...: will bring a lot of 12 and 13 mpg F-250s and Chevy/GMC 2500s into the equation. They can be made more efficient even in just a couple of generations and like previous posts have pointed out there are compact trucks already exceeding the mark (taking into account the 20% bump) and the Silverado/Sierra hybrid getting 21/22 already hits it and that’s the first generation 2-mode.

[DealBook] As Political Winds Shift, Detroit Charts New Course - DealBook ...: On Tuesday, Mr. Obama gathered the chief executives of 10 auto companies from around the world in the Rose Garden to announce his proposal for a single national fuel-efficiency standard of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, a nearly 40 percent increase from today’s level.

[Dallas / Fort Worth news, weather, sports, traffic and video from cbs11tv.com] Obama Unveils New Vehicle Emission Standards Tied To Greenhouse ...: The Mazda 5 gets about 28 mpg on the highway. Under Obama's plan, the sale of of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids could also generate "super credits" that would count as more than one vehicle when an automaker determines its average fuel economy and emissions figures.

[Clean Transportation and Energy for Fleets from CleanFleetReport.com] New Cars that Already Meet 2016 Fuel Economy Standards | Clean ...: In 2012, Ford will also offer a plug-in version of the Escape Hybrid that will blow-away the 35.5 mile standard. Bringing the popular Fiesta to the U.S. with a 1.6L gasoline engine will also attract budget minded buyers looking for good mileage.

[The Bellows] The Bellows » Standards: This would have the same effect on vehicle fleets, more or less, as mileage standards. It would also encourage people to drive less, and it would reduce emissions among drivers who choose to purchase used vehicles, and it would provide revenues to build cleaner transportation infrastructure, and it would encourage consumers to continue substituting away from petroleum, reducing the economic impact of any future oil spike.

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[Straightline] Obama Administration Likely to Set New Fuel Economy Rules Tuesday ...: The new CO2/fuel economy rules are expected to require manufacturer fleets to average 35 mpg by 2016, and as Edmunds' Auto Observer reports, the White House seems to have quite a few automakers on-board with this.

[Donklephant] Donklephant » Blog Archive » VW's CAFE Standards: 235 MPG: His “Obama consigns folks to death”may be the nastiest possible spin from a know lover or giant vehicles. But based on available facts, there is every reason to believe that traffic fatalities will increase with the advent of smaller lighter cars unless accompanied by compensating safety features and new restrictive driving regulations.

[Cleantech Blog] Cleantech Blog: New Cars that Already Meet 2016 Fuel Economy Standards: Since 2002, I have been driving a Prius that has averaged 41 mpg in real world driving that has included climbing hills with bikes on a roof rack and driving through snow with skis on the roof rack. The Prius will also be made available as a plug-in hybrid –

[Student Saturday] Green Blog - On Smog - Student Saturday - Hybrid Soccer Moms: Yet, miles-per-gallon is a non-linear and counter-intuitive form of measurement. An apparently small jump in fuel efficiency—for example, from 14 to 16 mpg—saves as much oil as increasing fuel economy from 35 to 50 mpg, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists."

[Motor Trend Blog] National Fuel Economy Standard -- A Glimmer of Common Sense | Car ...: Saw a sticker on the back of a pickup truck this morning: "Freedom isn't free." Meanwhile, on the radio, some so-called auto analyst from a company I'd never heard of was breathlessly proclaiming the new national fuel economy standard would add $7000 to the cost of an SUV. Freedom isn't free.

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