New vehicle fuel rules call for 31.6 mpg by 2015

WASHINGTON


Peters said the proposal is “an aggressive but achievable standard. I think we’ve got something that is going to significantly save fuel and help clean our air.”

The plan responds to a new energy law passed by Congress and signed by President Bush that requires the nation’s new cars and trucks, as a collective average, to meet 35 mpg by 2020.

New cars and trucks will have to meet a fleet average of 31.6 mpg by 2015, about a 4.5% annual increase from 2011 to 2015.

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