johnson controls Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:42:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 For 2025 Fuel Economy Regulations, Electrification Not Entirely Necessary https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2025-fuel-economy-regulations-electrification-entirely-necessary-20140208/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/2025-fuel-economy-regulations-electrification-entirely-necessary-20140208/#respond Sat, 08 Feb 2014 13:00:50 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=45760 United States’ average fuel economy, having reached an all-time high in 2013, is only getting started, considering the emissions regulations put in place. The US EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency), in an effort to curb emissions, specifically carbon dioxide emissions, has set some regulations that govern how much carbon dioxide that specific automakers can […]

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