U.S. Eyeing 56.2 MPG Cars By 2025

JOSH MITCHELL and SHARON TERLEP ^ | 6/26/11

[Pontiac]

The Obama administration is considering a fleetwide average of 56.2 miles per gallon for all new cars and trucks sold in the U.S. by 2025, two people briefed on the matter said. The proposal would roughly double current fuel-economy targets, and would likely raise the price of some cars by several thousand dollars. The proposal isn't final, and could be adjusted over the next several weeks as regulators prepare a formal draft to send to White House budget officials. The administration has said previously that it is looking at requiring cars average between 47 and 62 mpg by 2025. The fuel-mileage targets would be accompanied by stringent rules to reduce vehicle emissions of greenhouse gases. Environmental groups and the state of California have pressed for the 62 mpg target or something close to that, while the industry has lobbied for a target on the lower end of the administration's range. The targets for 2025 would build on the administration's requirement that autos average 35.5 mpg by 2016. U.S. officials are expected to release their final numbers for 2017-2025 in September.

[Chode]

thx... you are looking up at it from the right front, yes?

[hattend]

What tipped me off was the round snout with two nostril slits. After I recognized that, the ears came into focus...heheheh.

[hattend]

The new GM president appointed by the Obama and UAW packed board last week began begging for a huge gasoline tax to force consumers to consider trading in their big, comfortable cars and trucks for the eco-clown cars GM is now tooling up to build under Obama mandates. Good luck!

Which I don't get. If I have my 20 MPG car paid off, why would I want to trade it in for a $400 or %500+ monthly payment + gas just to get a few MPGs? That's nuts. My next new car will be when my current one can't be economically repaied or in the junk yard.

When you drive a limo and fly on a private jet, I guess things like that get lost on you. (Royal "you" not you "you".)

[Milton Miteybad]

That’s right. The viewer is looking at the piggy bank from the lower front right of the object.

[Chode]

it has been determined to be a piggy bank...

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

It is a hammer smashing a piggy bank. Breaking the bank, so to speak, or maybe spending so much they have to steal money from a kid’s piggy bank. I don’t know the interpretation, but it is a piggy bank about to be smashed by that hammer.

[Pontiac]

Thanks

Now I can see it.

[Erik Latranyi]

...the automakers already know how vaporization technology can get over 100 mpg’s

Obviously, your mpg's are not the same as mpg.

[Pontiac]

Thanks

It makes sense now.

[Seizethecarp]

“My next new car will be when my current one can’t be economically repaied or in the junk yard.”

Bingo! That’s why if Obummer is reelected a huge increase in gas taxes/prices is coming...

[Lady Jag]

18 mpg 0-60 in 5.3!

[Freedom_Is_Not_Free]

You are welcome. It wasn’t obvious. I had to study it for a while.