Obama Orders EPA, NHTSA to Issue Heavy-Duty Truck Standards by 2016

摘要

President Obama ordered his administration to issue new fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks by March 2016, following through on a State of the Union pledge to address the economy and climate change using his executive authority. Obama called the move "another big step to grow our economy and reduce America's dependence on foreign oil." Speaking Feb. 18 at the Safeway Distribution Center in Upper Marlboro, Md., Obama directed the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to propose corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks beyond model year 2018 by March 2015, with a final rule by March 2016.