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President Obama signs executive orders on fuel efficiency and vehicle emissions in Washington

President Barack Obama delivers remarks prior to signing a series of executive orders during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on January 26, 2009. The executive orders will give states more control over car emissions and increase vehicle fuel efficiency standards. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22 (UPI) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists Thursday said U.S travelers can save money as they travel on the Memorial Day weekend.
WASHINGTON, May 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters says the department's last action to up fuel efficiency requirements may be toughened in light of spiking fuel costs.
DETROIT, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- U.S. auto companies are turning to diesel engines as they deal with new fuel-efficiency standards mandated by Congress.
NEW DELHI, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- India plans to grade automobiles on their fuel efficiency once the government completes such a project, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- General Motors Corp. intends to make a plug-in hybrid that will have double the fuel efficiency of any current U.S. sports utility vehicle.
LONDON, July 17 (UPI) -- Financially beleaguered Ford Motor Co. will spend $1.8 billion in Britain during the next six years to improve the fuel efficiency of its vehicles.
ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 9 (UPI) -- Car buyers in the five largest European countries are more interested in fuel-efficiency technology than any other feature of prospective vehicles.
WASHINGTON, April 27 (UPI) -- An informal survey by the Washington Post finds some members of Congress preach fuel efficiency without practicing it. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., for example, was spotted traveling the one block between the Senate office building and a gas station news
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