European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 29 May | 63 comments (63 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Living off the Planet (4.00 / 7)

China Is Said to Plan Strict Gas Mileage Rules - NYTimes.com

HONG KONG -- Worried about heavy reliance on imported oil, Chinese officials have drafted automotive fuel economy standards that are even more stringent than those outlined by President Obama last week, Chinese experts with a detailed knowledge of the plans said on Wednesday.
The new plan would require automakers in China to improve fuel economy by an additional 18 percent by 2015, said An Feng, a leading architect of China's existing fuel economy regulations who is now the president of the Innovation Center for Energy and Transportation, a nonprofit group in Beijing.
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The average fuel economy of family vehicles in China is already higher than in the United States, mainly because cars in China tend to be considerably smaller than those in the United States -- and are getting even smaller because of recent tax changes.

by Fran on Thu May 28th, 2009 at 11:57:38 AM EST
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"even more stringent" (4.00 / 3)

Chinese officials have drafted automotive fuel economy standards that are even more stringent than those outlined by President Obama last week

Remember that the standards Obama has proposed for 2030 are not as good than what the cars on sale in Europe today achieve already overall... "stringent", not.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Fri May 29th, 2009 at 05:01:05 AM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 29 May | 63 comments (63 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)