聯邦運輸和環境機構以及加州，針對2017至2025年出廠汽車和輕型卡車，其油耗和溫室氣體排放標準的制訂達成共識，上看至少6年。
儘管實際的標準内容仍處於開發階段，但無論最終議案標準爲何，聯邦和州政府於1月24日雙雙採取行動，以確保如期在2011年9月1日前達成同步公開發佈標準的動作。
美國官員、美國環境保護局和加州當局表示，在同一時間內提出該項新議案的標準，意味著未來長期合作，甚至進一步讓現階段的美國國家清潔汽車計劃範圍得以擴大，提供汽車製造業者研發下一代清潔、高效燃油汽車明確的方向。
此前，加州空氣資源委員會(California Air Resources Board)即宣布，打算於今年3月對2017年至2025年出廠車輛的排放標準提出議案。與此同時，美國環保署(EPA)和美國運輸部(DOT)的國家公路交通安全管理局也積極準備於9月底前提案。
2010年4月，DOT和EPA共同為2012至2016年輕型汽車和卡車車型，制定了溫室氣體排放和燃油經濟性標準。同年秋季，加州也相繼接受聯邦設立的排放標準，認爲其符合並類似該州於2004年所通過的標準，第一個地方與聯邦合力促成的全國性方案因此應運而生。
前述標準規定2016年出廠車輛必須達到的預計綜合平均二氧化碳排放量為每公里250克，相當於每加侖行駛35.5英里的油耗。
美國總統歐巴馬於2010年5月宣布，EPA、DOT和加州將共同合作，評估各種可供研發2017至2025年車型技術的績效和成本，以作為未來擴展現階段國家排放和燃油經濟性標準的第一個步驟。
該三個機構目前已完成中期技術評估，同時也撥款贊助更多牽涉到未來對法規制定具關鍵性影響的相關研究計劃。
Federal transport and environmental agencies, and the state of California all are looking ahead at least six years to what fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards will be required for model year 2017-2025 cars and light-duty trucks.
The actual standards are still in development, but whatever standards are proposed, the federal and state agencies today acted to ensure they are announced in concert by September 1, 2011.
Proposing the new standards on the same timeframe signals continued collaboration that could lead to an extension of the current National Clean Car Program, providing automakers certainty as they work to build the next generation of clean, fuel efficient cars, said officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of California.
Before today's announcement, the California Air Resources Board had announced its intention to propose greenhouse gas emission standards for model years 2017 to 2025 in March of this year, while the EPA and the DOT's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration were working on an end of September timeline for proposal.
In April 2010, DOT and EPA established greenhouse gas emission and fuel economy standards for model year 2012-2016 light-duty cars and trucks. In the fall of 2010, California accepted compliance with these federal greenhouse gas standards as meeting similar state standards as adopted in 2004, resulting in the first coordinated national program.
The standards require these vehicles to meet an estimated combined average emissions level of 250 grams of carbon dioxide per mile in model year 2016, which is equivalent to 35.5 miles per gallon.
In May 2010, President Barack Obama announced that EPA, DOT and California would begin working together to assess the performance and costs of a variety of technologies that could be available in model years 2017-2025 as the first step in possibly extending the current national emission and fuel economy standards.
The three agencies have completed an interim technology assessment and have since funded additional research critical to future rulemaking.
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