Monday, May 7, 2007

Automakers can't meet Vermont CO2 timeline: expert

(Reuters) - Automakers General Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG, along with local auto dealers and trade associations, are suing Vermont to try to block the standard, which calls for a 30 percent reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide, or CO2, released by vehicles, starting in 2009 and becoming stricter through 2016.

Adapting to the new rules would take far longer, said Thomas Austin, an industry expert at Sierra Research Inc., in court testimony.


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