Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: April 7, 2010

DOT, EPA Boost Fuel Economy, Set GHG Emission Limits for Light Vehicles U.S. Federal Government to Double Hybrid Fleet DOE: $18M for Advanced Biofuels User Facility DOE: Tough Standards for Home Heating Equipment Report Proposes National Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation Clean Energy Conferences in Spring and Early Summer DOT, EPA Boost Fuel Economy, Set GHG Emission Limits for Light Vehicles The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. EPA jointly established new federal rules on April 1 that set the first-ever national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for all new passenger cars and light trucks sold in the US. The rules, which will significantly increase the fuel economy of vehicles starting with the 2012 model year, could save the average buyer $3,000 over the life of a 2016 model year car. The measures will conserve about 1.8 billion barrels of oil, and reduce nearly a billion tons of GHG emissions over the lives of the vehicles covered. The final rules, issued by DOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and EPA, establish increasingly stringent fuel economy standards under NHTSA’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy program and GHG emission standards under the Clean Air Act for vehicles produced in model […]

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