More greenhouse-gas maneuvering

摘要

Higher fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks are rearing their political head in a bipartisan greenhouse-gas bill heading for the Senate floor. The global warming bill, which was likely to pass the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in November, includes a USD232 billion "manufacturing incentive" fund for the auto industry, which companies will be able to access only if their vehicle lineup averages 35 mpg starting in 2012, the year those funds would start to flow. The money can be used for, among other things, engineering integration.