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Government to release proposed fuel economy rules

Source: The Tribune

Washington : DC : USA | about 1 year ago

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Associated Press Writer AP Photo Transportation Secretary Mary Peters makes remarks after reviewing fuel efficient vehicles, Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at the Transportation Department's Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Va...The next generation of new cars and trucks will...

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News Source: Daily Southtown | about 1 year ago

April 23, 2008 Sales of existing homes down in Chicago area Chicago-area sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums rose last month from February but were down 29 percent from a year earlier, the Illinois Association of Realtors said...
White House proposes 31.6 mpg as new-car fleet average by 2015

News Source: Denver Post | about 1 year ago

A model poses beside the Ford Escape (2008 style) during a special media opening of the Auto China 2008 show at the new China International Exhibition Center on April 20, 2008 in Beijing, China. The next generation of new cars and trucks must meet a...
New vehicles should average 31.6 mpg, feds say in fuel efficiency proposal

News Source: The News Tribune | about 1 year ago

Published: April 23rd, 2008 01:00 AM The next generation of new cars and trucks will need to meet a fleet average of 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, the Bush administration proposed Tuesday, seeking more fuel-efficient vehicles in the face of high...
New vehicle standard: 31.6 mpg by 2015

News Source: The News Journal | about 1 year ago

The nation's fleet of new cars and trucks will be required to achieve 31.6 miles per gallon by 2015, the Bush administration said Tuesday. Transportation Department Secretary Mary Peters outlined the plan on Earth Day, setting a schedule that was...
Cars in U.S. must get 35.7 mpg by 2015

News Source: Nashville Tennessean Online | about 1 year ago

III Staff Writer April 23, 2008 The average fuel economy of new cars sold in the United States would have to rise to 35.7 miles per gallon by 2015, and light trucks to 28.6 mpg, the U.S. Transportation Department proposed Tuesday. "This...
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