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2025 Fuel Economy Proposal Deadline Moved to mid-November

 
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PostPosted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:41 am    Post subject: 2025 Fuel Economy Proposal Deadline Moved to mid-November Reply with quote

The Obama administration has been working with automakers and states to get new fuel efficiency standards pushed though which would double the efficiency across an automaker’s fleet by 2025. The administration has now announced that it will not be able to meet the self-imposed deadline and has been forced to delay the deadline.

The administration has reset the deadline for publishing its proposal for economy to mid-November. The original deadline the Obama administration and the NHTSA had set was for this month. The Detroit News reports that one of the key factors for the delay is the complexity of the proposal, which is expected to come in at over 2,000 pages when complete.

"The agreement in principle reached in July needs to be turned into a proposed multi-year rule and that takes some time, so we're not concerned about another couple of months for a rule that doesn't start until 2017," said Wade Newton, a spokesman for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the trade group representing Detroit's Big Three automakers, Toyota Motor Corp. and seven others."

The deal that the proposal seeks to make official was agreed to by 13 different major automakers and will see California not seeking to impose its own, much more strict rules.

"Given the historic nature of this joint rule between EPA and DOT, as well as the necessary coordination with California, it was recently determined that additional time was needed, and we expect to issue a proposal for MY 2017-2025 vehicles by mid-November," NHTSA spokeswoman Lynda Tran said.

In July, officials said that cars would need to average 62 mpg by 2025 (44 mpg for light trucks) to meet the fleet wide average of 54.5 mpg. To reach those numbers, advances like 8- and 10-speed automatic transmissions (currently in development by Hyundai/Kia), smaller-displacement engines, and direct injection will become more common. Also expect to see more hybrids and EVs to increase the fleet wide average.
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