The new policy requires U.S. auto makers to produce cars and trucks that achieve an average 35.5miles per gallon by 2016, and will reduce America’s carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent.
Environmentalists said the new policy would do more to reduce global warming pollution than any of the other measures taken by Mr. Obama so far.
Mr. Obama said the policy would help America’s ailing car industry to meet the challenges of moving to a low-carbon policy. Tuesday’s plan will require auto makers to improve fuel efficiency by 5 per cent every year, starting in 2012. By 2016, all new cars will have to achieve 39mpg while trucks will have to get 30mpg. Each class of vehicle will be assigned an efficiency target, which means that carmakers will have to adapt SUVs as well as trimmer vehicles.
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