A new report from the National Research Council (NRC) has backed the original analysis undertaken by US federal agencies in helping to set standards for fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions of new light-duty vehicles (passenger cars and light trucks).
The report was undertaken by an 18-member committee of the NRC, a private non-profit group that advises policymakers. One of the key findings of the NRC report is that the US government’s basic assumptions in relation to its 2012 agreement with the auto industry were broadly sound with regard to technological progress and costs. In…
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