Friday, June 17, 2011

Voters in America’s Auto & Manufacturing Heartland Want 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025

A new poll of 1600 likely voters in Michigan and Ohio found overwhelming support for an increase in the automakers' corporate average fuel economy  (CAFE) requirements to 60 miles per gallon by 2025 and to reduce vehicle carbon dioxide pollution.

“The American voter – the American consumer – is speaking loudly in these key states,” said Ceres President Mindy Lubber. “It isn’t just $4-a-gallon fatigue. These voters clearly recognize that our economic, environmental and national security futures are also rolled up in saving money at the pump and making America far more energy independent."   Read more at Ceres.com

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