Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: May 26, 2010

Obama Orders Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks Tesla to Revive California Auto Plant Western Grid Can Accommodate More Wind, Solar Ex-Im Bank Speeds Financing of Solar Exports FERC Eases Small Hydro Development Renewable Energy Grows Rapidly Over Next 28 Years President Obama Orders Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum on May 21, directing the U.S. EPA and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to create the first national policy to increase the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks while decreasing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The directive targets new trucks in the 2014-2018 model years. U.S. trucks consume more than two million barrels of oil a day and average 6.1 miles per gallon, while emitting 20% of the GHG pollution related to U.S. transportation. The president also called for an extension of the groundbreaking fuel efficiency and GHG emissions policy he announced on May 19, 2009, which covers cars and light-duty trucks in the model years 2012 to 2016. The new policy would apply to model years 2017 and beyond. Obama also directed DOE to increase support for deployment of advanced vehicles and directed the EPA to explore ways to cut vehicle emissions of […]

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