California agrees to new, tougher national emissions standards
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 - 13:14
in Mathematics & Economics
Starting in 2012, U.S. cars and trucks will have stricter fuel emissions standards -- up to 39 miles per gallon for cars and 30 mpg for trucks by 2016 -- under a proposed new standard President Barack Obama plans to announce Tuesday, a senior administration official said Monday night.