Clean Cars Would Cut Pollution, Save Americans $66 Billion at the Gas Pump This Summer
Source: Environment America
As the average price of gas creeps closer to $4 per gallon and Americans brace for further price increases, a new Environment America Research & Policy Center report finds that more fuel efficient cars would save the average American family $513 at the gas pump this summer alone. The report was released as the Obama administration is developing new fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards for cars and light trucks.
“Americans shouldn’t have to spend their summers worrying about how they will afford to drive, let alone whether their driving is polluting the air their kids breathe, or whether their beaches will be safe from oil spills like last summer’s BP Deepwater Horizon disaster. President Obama can help solve all these problems in one fell swoop by helping America to get off oil. Ensuring our cars get 60 miles per gallon would be a bold step in that direction,” said Margie Alt, Executive Director of Environment America. “Our report shows that burning less oil in more efficient cars will also mean burning less cash, saving Americans $66 billion in one summer alone. That extra cash in our families’ pockets will mean enjoying that drive to the shore, arriving confident that the beaches will be clean, and having enough money left over to book a hotel and stick around for a week to enjoy the surf.”
