Proposed CAFE increase withdrawn
The U.S. Senate has sidestepped efforts to boost Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for automobiles and light trucks by giving the DOT a two-year window to develop its own vehicle mileage proposals. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and John McCain (R-AZ) had proposed increasing CAFE standards from 24 mpg for cars and light trucks to 36 mpg by 2015. The proposal took aim at the overall poor