Panel says new fuel economy plan needed
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A new approach is needed for setting fuel-economy standards, lawmakers said Wednesday as they considered changes amid concerns about global warming and the problems of struggling U.S. automakers.
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A US government advisory panel is to recommend a revision to the minimum level of crude inventories required to ensure adequate supplies of crude oil to the nation&#39;s refiners to produce gasoline
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By H. JOSEF HEBERT  WASHINGTON - A dozen states would be blocked from imposing new requirements on automakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under a draft energy bill being prepared for a vote later this month.
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Senators reached agreement yesterday on a proposal to increase automobile fuel economy standards to 35 miles per gallon, the first significant boost demanded of automakers in nearly 20 years.
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The Senate will begin debate this week on legislation to reduce America's gasoline demand by increasing the fuel economy of cars and trucks and boosting the use of non-petroleum fuels like ethanol, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said on Monday.
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Major automakers believe higher fuel  standards for passenger cars are inevitable, but they want the  transportation department -- not Congress -- to set the goal,  the industry's lead U.S. trade group said on Friday.
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The Bush administration says the   United States needs an extra 20 years to meet Congress' goal of   having almost a third of U.S. motor fuel supply come from   energy sources other than gasoline.
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While plug-in hybrids and hydrogen  fuel cells are likely one day to help cut U.S. gasoline  consumption, major fuel savings can be achieved now if  automakers put existing technologies to work under one hood.
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Future energy security will require development of new nuclear power plants, coal that is less polluting and tougher federal requirements on automobile fuel economy, a nonpartisan panel of energy experts says.
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A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions.
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New fuel efficiency requirements  imposed by Congress will add, on average, $6,000 to the price  of GM vehicles sold in the United States, the automaker's vice  chairman and product chief said on Tuesday.
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Stung by criticism that it conspired to kill the electric car, General Motors Corp.  is preparing to detail its commitment to new fuel-saving technologies, including new electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the automaker's plans.
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The Bush administration says the  United States needs an extra 20 years to meet Congress' goal of  having almost a third of U.S. motor fuel supply come from  energy sources other than gasoline.
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt  Romney will demand more concessions to help hobbled U.S.  automakers deal with soaring health care costs and the sharpest  spike in mandated fuel efficiency standards in 30 years,  according to excerpts from a speech obtained on Sunday.
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US energy policy over the long term will require new nuclear power plants, cleaner coal and cars that get more miles per gallon, experts said Wednesday.
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Congress is set to increase fuel mileage requirements for automobiles and SUVs for the first time in 32 years and President Bush has signaled he will accept the new mandates on the auto industry.