Improving Automobile Fuel Economy: New Standards, New Approaches

摘要

Congress is again engaged in a vigorous debate about the future of U.S. energypolicy. Key issues in the debate are the ongoing problem of rising oil imports and their effect on national security, balance of payments, emerging concerns about global climate change, and concerns about the health and competitive stance of American industry. A major policy option in the debate, raising the efficiency of the U.S. automobile fleet by increasing new car fuel economy standards,