New Mileage Standards Would Double Fuel Efficiency

Tom Krisher and Matthew Daly, Associated Press, Boston Globe
Tue, 08/28/2012 - 9:10am

The Obama administration is set to announce new regulations that would force the average gas mileage of new cars and trucks to nearly double in the next 13 years.

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