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10-25-2010, 10:09
Under a new federal proposal, medium and heavy-duty trucks must increase their fuel efficiency. Vehicles in this category must cut fuel consumption and emissions by 10 to 20 percent under the first-ever standards for these vehicle classes, announced the Obama administration.

The new standards were required under provisions of a 2007 energy law and will cover vehicles sold in the 2014 model year and extending to the 2018 model year. This affects us because the new plan includes hd pickup trucks.

Read more here: http://www.ucsusa.org/news/press_release/administration-truck-fuel-efficiency-0465.html