Category: Fuel Economy

Black Activists Cheer Trump Administration for Easing Fuel Efficiency Mandate

Black Activists Cheer Trump Administration for Easing Fuel Efficiency Mandate

Press Release /
“Realistic CAFE Goals… Don’t Force American Families to Choose Between Putting Food on the Table and Having a Modern Vehicle” Washington, D.C. – A recalibrated fuel efficiency standard for American cars and light trucks is being praised by black activists ...
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Black Activists Support Trump Fuel Efficiency Plan in Public Comments

Black Activists Support Trump Fuel Efficiency Plan in Public Comments

Press Release /
Washington, DC – Calling “excessive regulation… one of the most significant non-racial obstacles to black economic progress,” members of the Project 21 black leadership network filed public comments with the federal government supporting a halt to increasing Corporate Average Fuel ...
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Black Leaders Applaud New Trump Administration Fuel Efficiency Rule

Black Leaders Applaud New Trump Administration Fuel Efficiency Rule

Press Release /
Washington, D.C. – Because of its ability to make new cars and light trucks safer and more affordable, the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to freeze a fuel efficiency mandate imposed on vehicle manufacturers by the previous administration is being applauded ...
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Trump’s CAFE Rollback Making Driving Cheaper and Safer

Trump’s CAFE Rollback Making Driving Cheaper and Safer

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While talk about an international trade war has presidential critics warning of rising car prices, Project 21 member Derrick Hollie highlighted the Trump Administration’s unsung efforts to lower the prices and increase the safety of cars in America. In a ...
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Trump’s Fuel-Efficiency Reality Check Revs Up the American Economy, by Derrick Hollie

Trump’s Fuel-Efficiency Reality Check Revs Up the American Economy, by Derrick Hollie

New Visions Commentary /
Despite rampant speculation that President Donald Trump’s trade policy might increase some car prices, how his regulatory relief agenda may lower sticker prices and increase safety goes largely ignored. How did this happen? The Trump administration is revising the Corporate ...
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Black Leaders Praise Trump Administration for Helping Make New Vehicles Safer, Cheaper

Black Leaders Praise Trump Administration for Helping Make New Vehicles Safer, Cheaper

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Rollback of CAFE Mandate Is Compliant with Project 21’s “Blueprint for a Better Deal for Black America” Washington, D.C. - The Project 21 black leadership network is thanking two members of President Trump’s cabinet for easing regulations that disproportionately hurt ...
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A Need for Less Speed? by Mychal Massie

A Need for Less Speed? by Mychal Massie

New Visions Commentary /
In June, Senator John Warner (R-VA) pushed "cap-and-trade" legislation he claimed would reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  Analyses found it would more likely drive up energy prices, drive down the gross domestic product and put untold numbers of people out of ...
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Is Congress "Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" by John Meredith

Is Congress “Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?” by John Meredith

New Visions Commentary /
There's a new TV show in the fall network lineup that says a lot about where our culture is these days:  "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?"   Agreeing to be a contestant on this latest must-see TV will ...
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CAFE Tab Too Expensive for America, by Deneen Borelli

CAFE Tab Too Expensive for America, by Deneen Borelli

New Visions Commentary /
Proposed legislation to increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards - the federally-mandated fuel efficiency rules for cars, light trucks and SUVs - will likely cause more harm to the American people than good. Our nation's dependency on foreign oil ...
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Kevin Martin

Car-Crazy Congress Set to Break the American Auto Industry, by Kevin Martin

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Car-Crazy Congress Set to Break the American Auto Industry by Kevin Martin (bio) Barack Obama wants you to drive a car that gets over 40 miles per gallon, but it's a case of "do as I say and not what ...
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