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New Vehicle Emissions Standards to be Set for US and Canada
Image Source: Flickr. By: John Biehler.
Residents of Canada and the US can expect some changes in future vehicles and their emissions.
What kind of changes? Well, check this out:
- All cars and trucks are required to have an average of 35.5 miles per gallon (15 km per liter) by 2016.
- Average vehicle emissions will be limited to 295 grams of CO2 per mile by 2012 and then down to 250 grams by 2016.
- The US will save 1.8 billion barrels of oil and 960 million tons of CO2 emissions over the life of the vehicles—that would be like taking 58 million cars off the road for one year.
- Vehicle manufacturers are expected to create more hybrids and all-electric cars, plus improve the efficiency of traditional combustion engines.
- Drivers can expect more for their dollar and once the rules go completely into effect drivers will also save up to $3,000 over the course of the vehicle’s life.
Both countries are expected to share the same common standards and there are also plans to work on new standards for tractor-trailer trucks, too. The US portion of these new rules is part of Obama’s goal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17% under 2005, within the next 10 years. According to EPA administrator, Lisa Jackson:
“We’ve developed a clean cars program that is a win for automakers and drivers, a win for innovators and entrepreneurs, and a win for our planet.”
Click here to find out more information.
By Heidi Marshall
Tags: Canada, carbon dioxide, co2, driving, greenhouse gases, new emissions standards, US, vehicles
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