Green Light: Senate Passes Legislation for 35 MPG Standard
No more than seven days after the proposed legislation for an increase in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard failed in the Senate
(Click through to read more on the Senate's approval of the bill)
Ratified by an 86-8 vote last evening, the new energy bill - like its predecessor - calls for increasing vehicle fuel economy standards to 35 mpg in 2020. The 40% increase would gradually be phased-in, with revisions to CAFE ratings beginning in 2011.
What changed? Provisions calling for tax increases and for utlilites to utilize more renewable fuels spurred opposition from Republicans and a veto-threat from President Bush. Both items are apparently no longer part of the bill.
From here, the bill needs to be approved by the House of Representatives next week and ultimately signed into law by President Bush.
Comments
Legal Services Guy
This is good news, but seriously... 2020? Should it really take that long?
Kevin
Why wait until 2020?
My 1991 Pontiac Sunbird has achieved a 20% increase in fuel economy. And, I'm using an ethanol base product too! I went from a baseline of 25MPG to 30+MPG.
My 96' full sized Dodge Ram wagon wan has experienced an 18% increase in fuel ecomony.
The product, Ultimate ME2, IS an ethanol based fuel reformulator that was tested and proven by an EPA Certified lab to increase gas fuel economy by at least 13%, and diesel by 16%; plus NOx emmisions are reduced by up to 44%. With gas at $3.00/gallon, the stuff pays for itself!
Kenny P
Ultimate ME2, Billy Mays, is that you? :)
Kidding aside, time to go check Maximum Bob's blog to see how he reacts.
stevedbmw
The first thing we should do is round up some current 35+ conveyances and make all the members of Congress ride in them for the remainder of their terms. Maybe we can some of the ass-----s to quit.
Ducati Minor
CAFE is better than nothing, but I still think a drastic hike in the gas guzzler tax on poor-mileage vehicles (incorporated into the advertised price) would have a better effect and be politically possible. A half-million people are not going to buy Ford trucks each year if the starting price for an F-150 is $26,000 instead of $18,000.
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