Sunday, May 25, 2008

35 MPG: Why Wait Until 2020?

35 MPG with autos ALREADY BEING BUILT IN THE US are being shipped to Europe.  Why, they don't meet US emission standards.  What is wrong with this picture???

35 MPG: Why Wait Until 2020?

 

35 MPG can be an immediate reality, with one domestic manufacturer, if the United States government would only allow it to happen. Our elected representatives need to be aware of the facts and make the appropriate decisions.

Chrysler is uniquely positioned among the Big Three US automakers. Unlike Ford and General Motors, Chrysler is already building a slew of high-MPG diesel-powered vehicles right here in the United States.

Amazing as it may seem in these difficult times, Chrysler is not allowed to sell those cars domestically, due to recently tightened emissions regulations. With the exception of the domestically-available Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel, all of Chrysler’s North American manufactured high-MPG diesel-equipped vehicles are being shipped abroad.

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