The Obama Administration is set to reveal the new vehicle emission standards to help guide current car manufacturers and curb down the growing issue of greenhouse gases. As far as these new standards are concerned, expect them to be stricter as U.S. president Barack Obama leads the way in making sure that eco-friendly issues are being addressed from the car sector.
It will also establish high fuel efficiency targets for new vehicles that would set a 35.5 mile per gallon average for new passenger vehicles and light trucks by 2016, four years earlier than required under the 2007 energy bill, sources close to the administration said.
This development is also seen to be in line with the call of the State of California in address the long standing problem of carbon emissions. The administration is embracing standards stringent enough to satisfy the state of California which has been fighting for a waiver from federal law so that it could set its own guidelines.
(Source) Washington Post
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