ACEEE
PRESS BRIEF
THE
FEINSTEIN-SNOWE BILL TO "CLOSE THE LIGHT TRUCK LOOPHOLE" IS A MAJOR
STEP FORWARD
For further information,
contact: Therese Langer 202-429-8873,
media contact: Glee Murray
at 202-429-0063
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
January
30, 2003
Washington,
D.C.: Senators Feinstein (D-CA) and Snowe (R-ME) today introduced
a bill that, according to the American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy (ACEEE), would reduce the fuel consumption of sport utility
vehicles (SUVs), vans, and pickups by one million barrels of oil
a day by 2016. The bill raises the average fuel economy of light
trucks to match car fuel economy by the year 2011, and also requires
that vehicles between 8,500 and 10,000 pounds meet fuel economy
standards for the first time. "This is a major step forward," said
Therese Langer, ACEEE's Transportation Program Director. "Even without
counting the savings from bringing the heaviest passenger vehicles
into the fuel economy regime, this bill will save four times as
much as the Administration's proposed fuel economy increase. The
Feinstein-Snowe targets are well within manufacturers' current capabilities."
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About ACEEE: The American Council for an Energy-Efficient
Economy is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing
energy efficiency as a means of promoting both economic prosperity
and environmental protection. For information about ACEEE, and its
programs and publications, contact ACEEE, 1001 Connecticut Avenue,
NW, Suite 801, Washington, DC 20036-5525 or see http://www.aceee.org.
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