EPA Auto ‘Trends’ Report Finds Incremental GHG, Fuel Economy Gains

EPA is finding incremental improvements in average fuel economy and vehicle greenhouse gas emissions in its annual “trends” report on the issue, with an ongoing shift to light trucks blunting progress and auto companies showing widely divergent performance over the past five years. Environmental and efficiency advocates are already citing the findings to press the agency for stricter auto GHG standards, to spur greater automaker production of both more efficient and electric vehicles (EVs). The agency’s annual Automotive Trends Report...