U.S.: Green Groups Hail Plan to Slash Transport Emissions - 0 views
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The new single national standard will create a car and light truck fleet in the U.S. that is almost 40 percent cleaner and more fuel-efficient by 2016 than it is today,
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"While the United States makes up less than 5 percent of the world's population, we create roughly a quarter of the world's demand for oil,"
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By 2016, this would raise cars up to 39 miles per gallon and light trucks to 30 miles per gallon.
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