There is speculation the White House will require CAFÉ requirements to rise to 60 miles per gallon by 2025. The current average is 27.5 miles per gallon, and they’re due to increase to 35.5 miles per gallon in 2016. The mileage of the requirements are decided by all models made by an auto maker being averaged. Emission levels per unit of gas consumed is also part of the formula.
Setting a whole new standard
Improving energy standards was something Obama promised to do. He even ran on this as one of his presidential platforms. 35.5 mpg can be the average for gas by 2016. This is because of White House regulations already passed. USA Today tells us the White House’s plan. It plans on raising standards again. The automakers might be required to hit 60 mpg by 2025. This would be if anything goes according to plan. However, the new standards aren’t set in stone yet. The new CAFE Standards wouldn’t pass into law until 2011 or 2012.
Selecting all of the requirements
CAFÉ expectations are the new fuel economy standards. This stand for Corporate Average Gasoline Economy. . Every automobile a manufacturer has on the road is counted in this. It is the average usual gasoline consumption the automobiles have together. The first regulations were passed a long time ago. In fact, it happened in 1975. Probably the most recent increases was to 27.5 miles per gallon for CAFÉ requirements in 1990. In 2011, standards will increase to 30.2 miles per gallon.
The law’s intention
The purpose of this legislation would be to encourage, through law, the manufacture of hybrids or electric vehicles. Catches always apply. Purchasing a whole new vehicle isn’t all that easy. Most can’t even afford it. Also, electric and hybrid cars are not up to certain tasks. A hybrid isn’t able to tow heavy loads or even go into certain job site like a full-sized pickup is needed to do.
Citations
USA Today
content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/09/60-mpg-required-by-2025—/1
Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_Average_Fuel_Economy
