Dots New Standards For Saving The Environment And The Economy
Nature and our environment have had to suffer a lot due to human activities
. Even though the environmentalists are trying to salvage whatever they can, it is not enough. A lot still needs to be done and in an effort to help our environment the United States Department of Transportation has taken a historic step to make our cars more environment friendly.
The Environment Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation are deciding upon a countrywide standard for fuel economy as well as the level of emission of greenhouse gases for the cars and the light trucks that will be manufactured in the years 2017 to 2025.
Those old passenger cars which do not conform to the standards will have to be discarded. Also, the fuel economy that will be achieved by the average passenger cars in the year 2025 will be almost double of what it is today. For this reason it is being names as the most meaningful step taken by the Obama administration in this direction.
This step will help you to keep your hard earned cash in your pocket instead of watching them go up in smokes through your cars exhaust and you will be able to keep the features that you want in your car. The step is going to help the consumers save about $17 trillion throughout the lifetime of their 2025 cars. Also, the oil consumption of America will come down by 12 billion barrels and thereby, reducing the countrys dependence on the foreign countries for oil.
The President has been quick to understand the implications of giving the average Americans the option of using less gas for their vehicle. Not only is this reducing their expenditure on their cars but is also reducing the emission of the harmful gases.
The American citizens are extremely aware of the damages that are being caused to the atmosphere due to their daily activities. Therefore they are very appreciative and supportive of any step that is taken by the government. This is the reason why the Ford F-150 and the Chevy Cruze by General Motors where the conventional V8 engine has been replaced by the EcoBoost engine are so popular among the people.
America is facing the two major challenges in the field of fuel consumption and gas emission. But with this standard established by the DOT it has shown that America prefers to take the bull by the horn rather than shy from them.