Regulation * USA - NHTSA fuel bill may cost Big 3
Agency poised to push economy credit system domestic automakers say will favor competitors
Washington,DC,USA -The Detroit News, by David Shepardson -Feb 06, 2007: -- The head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday the agency will submit a bill to reform vehicle fuel economy mandates that could be costly for Detroit's Big 3... NHTSA administrator Nicole Nason told reporters Monday during a conference call "we expect to send legislation very soon … as soon as this week we hope"... Last year, the Bush administration proposed a bare-bones three-page bill that gave the administration authority to rewrite passenger car fuel economy rules without input from Congress and called for concrete targets. Many in Congress -- including some conservative Republicans -- want a specific numerical mandate. Some would require vehicles to average 40 miles per gallon within 10 years...
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