http://www.manufacturing.net/news/2015/0...p;type=headline
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The Obama administration on Friday proposed tougher fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks, the latest move by President Barack Obama in his second-term drive to reduce pollution blamed for global warming.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules that would lower carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and vans by 24 percent by 2027. It would cut fuel costs by about $170 billion and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of vehicles sold under the rule.
24% reduction in CO2 would equate to 24% increase in mpg, give or take. [flame suit on] Couldn’t they achieve that by simply removing the emissions equipment they just added on a few years ago?
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The Obama administration on Friday proposed tougher fuel-efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty trucks, the latest move by President Barack Obama in his second-term drive to reduce pollution blamed for global warming.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules that would lower carbon dioxide emissions from trucks and vans by 24 percent by 2027. It would cut fuel costs by about $170 billion and reduce oil consumption by up to 1.8 billion barrels over the lifetime of vehicles sold under the rule.
24% reduction in CO2 would equate to 24% increase in mpg, give or take. [flame suit on] Couldn’t they achieve that by simply removing the emissions equipment they just added on a few years ago?