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[Eco Periodicals] White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency ... - Eco Periodicals: White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency Hikes for Large Pickups, SUVs. July 15th, 2011 by seham.

[BetterHybrid.com] White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency Hikes for Large ...: White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency Hikes for Large Pickups, SUVs. Posted by CarGuy. July 16, 2011. Ford F-150 EcoBoost. In a move designed to win automaker support for a new round Corporate Average Fuel Economy increases that ...

[New Cars Model] New Cars Model - White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency ...: In a move designed to win automaker support for a new round Corporate Average Fuel Economy increases that would see the minimum combined fleet average jump to 56.2 mpg by 2025, The Wall Street Journal reports the Obama administration has offered to create a reduced standard for larger light trucks and SUVs. Under the plan, vehicles like the Ford F-Series and Chevy Tahoe would be subject to a 3.5 percent per year hike””30 percent lower than the rate of increase for cars and smaller light-duty trucks.

[Car Buying Advice] White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency Hikes for Large ...: White House Proposes Slowing Fuel Efficiency Hikes for Large Pickups, SUVs. Posted on July 15, 2011 by HybridCars.com.

[Extremetech] Will 56 mpg fuel law force luxury cars out of US market? | ExtremeTech: Similarly, bigger cars that burn more fuel could carry a disproportionately higher upcharge than their actual costs to build. If the current price hike from compact to intermediate to full-size is 15% and 15%, it could be raised to 20%.

[Autos Insider RSS from The Detroit News] Autos Insider | Dearborn's Severstal to get $730M retooling loan ...: 30 percent is used by Tier II automotive suppliers and then incorporated into components for Ford, GM, and Chrysler. Lighter steel will help automakers meet dramatically rising fuel efficiency standards.

[Cars Gas Mileage] Foreign Automakers Back Fuel Economy Hike: Thе bill, іf approved іntο law, wουld increase federal fuel efficiency standards аnd bar California frοm imposing іtѕ οwn more dramatic requirements. Detroit automakers ѕаіd thаt thеу hаd nοt ruled out endorsing іt.

[Boogai.net] Does Obama Want To Take Over The Auto Industry or Destroy It ...: Obama’s demand that automakers change their Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards to a fleet-wide average of 34.1 mpg by 2016 and 56.2 mpg for all new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. by 2025 (a fleet-wide average of 47-62 mpg by the end of the period), caught some Michigan members of Congress off guard, according to The Wall Street Journal, since it was higher than automakers expected. But, certainly in-line with the average of 60 mpg that environmentalists have been pushing for.

[Autoblog 5.0] Obama Administration to ease CAFE standards on full-size trucks, SUVs: Most full-sized trucks sold here are irrelevant to other markets, but places like Europe have a rapidly growing market for more efficient crossover like the Qashqai.

[USA Auto | Ford | Buick | Cadillac | Chevrolet | GMC | Hummer | Jaguar | Jeep | Lincoln |Mercury | Oldsmoblle | Opel | Pontiac | SAAB Chrysler | Dodge | Fisker | GeneralMotors |] Experts see cost cuts for electric cars | USA Auto | Ford | Buick ...: For example, the Chevrolet Volt hybrids battery, which holds the energy equivalent of about 1 gallon of gasoline, costs about $8,000, Bereisa estimates. In the next 10 years, Bereisa expects the cost of producing one unit of stored energy in a battery, called a kilowatt-hour, to drop by 30 percent, to $350.

[Only Cars] Dearborn's Severstal to get $730M retooling loan | Only Cars: Dearborn-based Severstal North America will get a $730 million federal retooling loan to produce high-strength, lightweight steel for automakers ”” creating 260 permanent factory jobs and supporting 2,500 more in the construction industry, four people briefed on the matter said Tuesday.

[Autos Insider RSS from The Detroit News] Autos Insider | Feds set sights on 56.2 mpg by 2025 | The Detroit News: Administration officials will hold similar sessions with major foreign automakers Tuesday and Wednesday, as they try to win support for a dramatic increase in fuel efficiency. It estimated last fall that hiking fuel efficiency to 56 mpg by 2025 would boost the average vehicle cost by $2100 to $2600.

[P&A Magazine] Feds Set Sights on 56.2 MPG By 2025 - P&A Magazine | P&A Magazine: It estimated last fall that hiking fuel efficiency to 56 mpg by 2025 would boost the average vehicle cost by $2,100 to $2,600. But the administration said the rule would save car owners $5,500 to $7,000 over the vehicle’s lifetime in fuel costs, and owners would recoup the additional up-front cost within 2.5 to 3.5 years.

[Streetsblog Capitol Hill] Streetsblog Capitol Hill » Ford, Verizon Support Distracted-Driver ...: As for penalties, I personally don’t care if a driver who kills or injures someone due to neglect or incompetence goes to jail.  Jail should be reserved for people who are a danger to society.  I do not however want that person to ever get behind the wheel of a motor vehicle ever again for as long as they live.  That should be the law.  Kill or seriously injure someone through neglect or incompetence-you never drive again.  Lesser injuries would merit varying periods of suspension from driving.  Suicides and the like don’t get punished of course.  Sometimes collisions are just unavoidable.

[Auto Monster Cars Blog] Fuel efficient cars are all the rage as gas prices rise: Although gas prices have been rising at the pump ”” now averaging $3.84 a gallon nationwide, up from $2.85 a year ago, according to AAA ”” executives like Ford Motor Co.’s Americas chief, Mark Fields, and AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson don’t think high prices will sink industry sales. Instead, they’ll shift buyers to more fuel efficient vehicles.

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