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Why Automakers Are Driving for Uniform Fuel Efficiency Standards

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PVMI Director John Paul MacDuffie talks about why 17 automakers urged President Donald Trump to support one progressive national standard for fuel economy.…Read More

June 14, 2019   |   Knowledge@Wharton, PVMI In the News, PVMI Podcasts Emissions, fuel efficiency, John Paul MacDuffie

Fuel Economy Standards: Would a Freeze Impact Innovation?

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The Trump administration has issued a proposal to reverse Obama-era fuel efficiency standards and prohibit states like California from setting their own stricter standards. Such a move could negatively impact the competitiveness of the U.S. automotive sector, says PVMI director John Paul MacDuffie.…Read More

August 15, 2018   |   Knowledge@Wharton, PVMI In the News, PVMI Podcasts fuel efficiency, John Paul MacDuffie, manufacturing

Why Undermining Fuel Efficiency Standards Would Harm the U.S. Auto Industry

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Efforts to roll back U.S. fuel efficiency standards could erode the auto industry’s last decade of progress, warns PVMI member Susan Helper. In an opinion piece for the Brookings Institute, Helper and coauthors Jason Miller and Mark Muro write that a single, progressively more stringent national standard has been instrumental…Read More

July 2, 2018   |   PVMI In the News fuel efficiency, Susan Helper
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