To win the presidential race, it takes energy
USA Today
Sept. 10, 2008
By Paul Davidson and Barbara Hagenbaugh
Obama proposes increasing the U.S. fuel-economy standard by 4% per year in perpetuity. The increases would lead to 49.5 miles per gallon by 2025, up from the current 25. "Technologically, it's feasible," Matthew Auer, an environmental expert at Indiana University, says of Obama's proposal. Obama backs a $7,000 tax credit for alternative vehicles such as plug-in hybrids and would mandate that all new cars be able to run on alternative fuels, such as biofuels. McCain backs raising the penalties for violating the existing CAFE standard but does not support increasing the miles-per-gallon requirement.
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