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  How will industry innovate? Getting to 54.5 mpg

  September 24, 2012 at 12:03 pm

  “We have a rule in place,” said Phyllis Cuttino, director of the Pew Environment Group’s Clean Energy Program. “Now we want to have a discussion on what the rule means to industry. How is the industry going to innovate?” Cuttino, speaking on September 18 at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Dearborn, introduced a panel of industry experts to discuss the real-world impact of new federal fuel economy and emissions rules, which require a U.S. fleet average of 54.5 miles […]

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  Electric vehicles alone won’t help auto companies meet new fuel economy standards, leaders say

  September 18, 2012 at 11:03 am

  by Nathan Bomey Detroit Free Press September 18, 2012 Auto companies must pursue a long list of incremental technological improvements to meet the U.S. government’s new Corporate Average Fuel Economy requirements by 2025, industry leaders said today at a Pew Clean Energy Program panel discussion in Dearborn… Against a historical backdrop of the Automotive Hall of Fame, industry leaders said the future of the vehicle is predicated on advancements in many different areas, such as lightweighting and engine efficiency. Read […]

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