GROUP TO ASK NHTSA TO REVISE FUEL SAVINGS ESTIMATES IN CAFE RULE

Public Citizen says it will soon send a letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), asking the agency to revise its estimate that the new corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rule for light trucks will save 10.7 billion gallons of fuel. A source with the group says the estimate is erroneous because it assumes that all manufacturers will switch to the new rule in model year 2008 vehicles, while the agency does not require a full switchover until...