The mileage proposal "will apply to tractor-trailers, buses, delivery vans, heavy pickup trucks, cement mixers and many other classes of vehicles. It will cover new vehicles manufactured between 2014 and 2018."
Lisa Jackson, administrator of the EPA said that the "national standards were an extension of the mileage and emission rules that the administration had already adopted for passenger cars and light trucks. She said that the lower fuel costs for the truckers would more than cover the costs of the technology used to meet the new standards and would create jobs in truck manufacturing and related industries."
The standards are based on a study "issued this year by the National Academy of Sciences which found that existing technology -- including low-rolling-resistance tires, improved aerodynamics, more efficient engines, hybrid electric drive systems and idling controls could cut fuel use in trucks by a third to a half."
To read the New York Times story, click here.
To read the EPA News Release, click here.
Posted: 10/26/2010
