Obama sets fuel economy target of 54.5 mpg. Automotive News.
Jul 29, 2011
Neil Roland
and David Phillips
and Ryan Beene
...The White House, under pressure from California and environmental groups, originally proposed a fuel economy target of more than 62 mpg by 2025.
The rule "was weakened by auto-industry lobbying," Dan Becker, head of the Washington-based Safe Climate Campaign, told Bloomberg News....