# CCE Institute Comments on EPA about face on MPG

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/04/cce-institute-comments-on-epa-about-face-on-mpg/
- Published: 2018-04-25T23:25:11-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released the result of its mid-term evaluation
on fuel economy for cars. [EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt](https://greenlivingguy.com/2018/04/dream-corps-new-coordinated-effort-aims-force-scott-pruitt-the-embattled-epa-administrator-under-multiple-investigations-from-office/)
announced the current greenhouse-gas emission standards for light-duty vehicles 
for model year 2022-2025 are not appropriate.  As well, he thinks they should be
revised for consumer choice..

#### MPG??

The Competitive Enterprise Institute ([CEI](https://www.cee.org/)) commends Administrator
Pruitt.  The CEI believes EPA is taking a “step forward”. They believe this will“
ensure the future of automobiles.  Why?  Cause CEI thinks they will be cars that
are safe, affordable, and what consumers want to buy. CEI has followed the CAFE 
issue for decades it seems.  This includes a major court victory in 1992.  That 
ruling was regarding CAFE’s effects. CEI experts said the following about today’s
announcement.

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Toyota Camry Hybrid best MPG 621 mpg Yet arguing for less MPG is not consumer choice

Also, Director of CEI’s Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell on CAFE’s 
impact on consumer choice:

In addition, EPA’s announcement is good news for consumers. Those who care about
safety, performance, and size. Yet they also want fuel economy in the vehicles they
drive. This is the first step in many years toward reducing government control over
what kinds of cars people can choose to buy.

#### ACEEE

As [reported](https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/03/vehicle-standards-are-energy-efficiency-at-its-best-and-too-valuable-to-roll-back/)
before, ACEEE added.

The Trump administration is reportedly launching a rollback of vehicle efficiency
standards that greatly benefit the US economy and consumer choice. These standards
save consumers money, create jobs, help reduce US reliance on foreign oil, and lower
carbon emissions.

So we are clear, The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas emissions
standards adopted since 2009! This will reduce fuel consumption by more than 2 million
barrels of oil per day by 2025. That’s the equivalent of taking 53 million cars 
off the road. It’ll also eliminate 6 billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions over
the lifetimes of vehicles of model years 2012-2025. Consumers will save over $1 
trillion at the gas pump, which is more than three times the added cost of the more
efficient vehicles. The energy savings compare favorably to any other efficiency
policy out there: an ACEEE analysis of primary energy savings from recent and prospective
policies—including the Clean Power Plan—showed vehicle standards to be the biggest
saver from today through 2040.

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