Feds to defend 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency proposal

Source: Detroit News

The Obama Administration is defending its agreement with 13 major automakers to hike fuel efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025.

In written testimony obtained by The Detroit News ahead of a hearing Wednesday morning, officials with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency insist they will consider public input in crating the regulations and say consumers will benefit.

The hearing is titled "Running on Empty" — a sign of concern by Republicans about the deal.

Automakers, California and the White House reached a deal in late July to double current requirements in secret talks.

Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has asked automakers and the White House to disclose more about the talks — and complains that consumer demand isn't be considered.




Read more: http://detnews.com/article/20111012/AUTO01/110120391/Feds-to-defend-54.5-mpg-fuel-efficiency-proposal

Are you freaking kidding me? This has to be defended? How weak is that? My car already gets 50 mpg but they want to wait until 2025 to require other cars to do the same? What are we waiting for? The planet to be an unlivable toxic wasteland? Then well do the right thing? Fing pathetic!

Raygun drowned the standards in oil.

Transition to reneable energy should have been completed by then. Too bad W. cut funding for rewable energy as one of his first orders of business in April 2001.

We wont have cars......we will have teleportation skills.....don't worry about it......