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DOT orders mpg increases for cars and light trucksThe U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered automakers to increase fuel mileage in cars and light trucks to an average of 27.3 mpg by 2011.U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said changes to the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, or CAFE standards, are important steps to achieving energy independence and bringing more fuel-efficient vehicles to market.Plans for further increases from model year 2011 to 2020 are well under way, LaHood announced Friday, March 27. The Federal Register published the final rule on Monday, March 30.President Barack Obama directed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to divide a previous rulemaking into two parts – one to establish the 2011 standard and one for standards leading up to 2020 – based on work that began during the Bush administration.The move is the first change to the CAFE standards since 1985. The standards were put in place in the late 1970s to reduce fuel consumption.
There's a reason why patriotism is considered a conservative value. Watch a Tea Party rally and you'll see people proudly raising the American flag and showing pride in U.S. heroes such as Thomas Jefferson. Watch an OWS rally and you'll see people burning the American flag while showing pride in communist heroes such as Che Guevera. --Bob, from some news site