By Jim Brown,OneNewsNow
New Chevy Volt:The future is here if gov't doesn't mess it up
An energy analyst says President Obama’s executive order allowing states to set their own emissions standards will be economically problematic and force struggling vehicle manufacturers to impose costly changes to please California and other states.
The Obama executive order,signed on Monday,requires the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider an application by California to set more stringent auto emissions and fuel-efficiency standards than required by federal law. Sixteen other states have adopted California’s rules,which set a fuel economy standard of about 43 miles per gallon by 2016 for cars and trucks weighing less than 3,750 pounds.