White House wants fuel expectations set at 60 miles per gallon by 2025

The White House is said to be proposing that gas mileage standards, or CAFE requirements, for automakers be set at 60 miles per gallon by 2025. Current CAFE standards mandate that automobile makers hit 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016. The mileage of the requirements are determined by all models made by a car maker being averaged. Also, it does not entirely count actual gasoline consumption. Part of it is the appropriate emissions levels compared with gas consumption.

Old requirements out and new requirements in

Obama ran on the platform for presidency by saying he’d improve energy standards. 35.5 mpg will be the standard 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 expectations again. By 2025, the goal could possibly be up to 60 miles per gallon if it goes through. The standards aren’t required yet. You will find nevertheless things that need to change. The new CAFE Standards wouldn’t pass into law until 2011 or 2012.

Determining what the standards are

The gas mileage standards are known as CAFE standards, or Corporate Average Fuel economy. CAFE Standards, according to Wikipedia, don’t dictate what every auto model has to get. Each and every car a manufacturer has on the road is counted in this. It is the average usual gas consumption the automobiles have together. The regulations were first passed in 1975. The most recent increases was to 27.5 mpg for CAFÉ standards in 1990. In 2011, standards will increase to 30.2 miles per gallon.

What is anticipated with the law

The regulation would be used for making automakers follow a certain patter. More electric autos and hybrids would have to be made. Then there are the catches. There are a few. Not everyone is going to be able to simply buy a whole new car. Also, electric and hybrid automobiles 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