Posts Tagged ‘car initiative’
Fuelish Pleasures
Fuelish Pleasures The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently allows gasoline to include up to 10 percent ethanol (E-10), a fuel additive made from corn or other biomass sources. The ethanol industry wants the EPA to increase the amount to 15 percent.
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Fuelish Pleasures
The New Green-Tires
The New Green-Tires It’s very common knowledge these days that underinflated tires can have a detrimental effect on fuel mileage. A motorist can easily lose 3 or 4 percent in gas mileage when tires are under-inflated, and probably more important is the fact that an improperly inflated tire compromises handling and braking. So be sure to check your tire pressures regularly.
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The New Green-Tires
Emissions Regulations
Emissions Regulations Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards strive to achieve reduced greenhouse gas emissions through a reduction in the amount of fuel new vehicles burn. Manufacturers are given a fuel economy rating (measured in miles per gallon) that their fleet as a whole must average in a given model year. Congress passed a law in 1973 directing the EPA to set CAFE standards, making these standards a tool exclusively wielded by the federal government.
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Emissions Regulations