New Fuel Economy Policies are Historic Step Forward for Consumers, Environment, U.S....

New Fuel Economy Policies are Historic Step Forward for Consumers,
Environment, U.S. Energy Security, Says Alliance

WASHINGTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Alliance to Save Energy
today hailed the Obama administration's new policy establishing a unified
national limit on vehicle tailpipe emissions and accelerating by four years an
average fuel economy standard of 35.5 miles per gallon for all passenger
vehicles as "an historic step forward and a 'win-win-win' for consumers, the
environment and U.S. energy security."

Alliance President Kateri Callahan said: "The new CAFE (Corporate Average
Fuel Economy) standards and emissions policies continue and speed up the
forward drive to a green energy future that has been promised by this
administration."

Callahan added: "This 'two-front' fuel efficiency and climate policy will help
our nation to become a world leader in energy efficiency and will achieve
measurable benefits for our economy, environment, and energy security."

The Alliance congratulated the Obama administration for negotiating a set of
policies that will be embraced - not fought - by all of the key stakeholders,
ensuring that the policies will be aggressively and successfully implemented.
Through the life of the program and the vehicles, the new mileage averages
will reportedly save 1.8 billion barrels of oil and reduce carbon emissions
equivalent to taking 177 million cars off the road for a year. They also are
projected to reduce new vehicle emissions by 30 percent. And while the
requirements will reportedly up the price of a new car in 2016 by $1,300
compared to today's vehicle prices, consumers will see those dollars returned
in fuel savings.

Callahan concluded: "After more than three decades of falling behind, with
actions on fuel economy and huge investments through the economic stimulus
package, the administration is 'leap-frogging' to world leadership in crafting
and implementing public policies that will allow us to reap the full economic,
security and environmental benefits promised by using our energy resources
more efficiently."

The Alliance to Save Energy is a coalition of prominent business, government,
environmental, and consumer leaders who promote the efficient and clean use of
energy worldwide to benefit consumers, the environment, economy, and national
security.

SOURCE Alliance to Save Energy

Ronnie Kweller of the Alliance to Save Energy, +1-202-530-2203 (O),
rkweller@ase.org