US To Require That New Cars Get 42 MPG By 2016

Hugh Pickens writes "New cars and trucks will have to get 30 percent better mileage starting in 2016 under an Obama administration move to curb emissions tied to smog and global warming. While the 30 percent increase would be an average for both cars and light trucks, the percentage increase in cars would be much greater, rising from the current 27.5 mpg standard to 42 mpg. Environmentalists praised the move. Carl Pope, executive director of the Sierra Club, called it 'one of the most significant efforts undertaken by any president, ever, to end our addiction to oil and seriously slash our global warming emissions.' Obama's plan also would effectively end litigation between states and automakers that had opposed state-specific rules, arguing that having to meet several state standards would be much more expensive for them than just one federal rule. The Detroit News reported that automakers were on board with the new rule and had worked with the administration on creating a timeline for the transition." There's a case to be made that raising the CAFE won't save oil or reduce greenhouse gases.

Comments

i have a chill...

[saiha]

42 you say?

Collusion

[XanC]

That's called "collusion", when the government isn't involved.

Re:Collusion

[Hognoxious]

it turns out we detect lack of Oxygen by an excess of CO2, not by an actual lack of oxygen

I will get round to changing that part sometime. It was meant as a quick workaround to get us through unit testing.

Regards,
      God.

Re:Mostly just for cars

[Martin Blank]

The new Slashcode includes a feature that randomly changes punctuation marks on clicking Submit.

OK, maybe not, but with all the other weird things happening around here lately, can you really rule it out?

Re:Mostly just for cars

[Bored Grammar Nazi]

Before you say "well drive a car", well if I could find a car for someone my size I would easily drive a car. I cannot find a car that fits someone of my height and girth, thus I HAVE to drive an SUV.

Or you could also, like, exercise a bit from time to time and eat healthier.

Re:Gas tax

[DNS-and-BIND]

That God-damned representative government! People doing what they want, instead of what's best for them! I tell you, if I was in charge, we wouldn't have any of this inefficient "voting" or "town hall meetings" or any of that crap. I'd just say what was right, and anyone who didn't agree would be beaten. Let's increase taxes and ensure that no poor people can ever drive again! They don't deserve it, the cretins.