U.S. Department of Transportation Posts New Fuel Economy Standards for Model Year
2011 Cars and Light Trucks
On January 26, 2009, President Barack Obama directed the Department of
Transportation to review relevant legal, technological, and scientific considerations associated with establishing more
stringent fuel economy standards, and to finalize the 2011 model year standard by the end of March.
The new standards will raise the industry-wide combined average to 27.3 miles per gallon (a 2.0 mpg increase over
the 2010 model year average), as estimated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It will
save about 887 million gallons of fuel and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 8.3 million metric tons. Read more...
