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To: Return to Sender who wrote (31326)	7/9/2006 8:47:36 PM
From: etchmeister	Respond to of 95748

and song lyrics - I want my MPG.... and chicks for free - a very low hanging fruit Antidote to Memorial Day Sticker Shock at the Pump ‘I Want My MPG!’ Website Calculates the Savings for Consumers Offered by Increased Fuel Economy Standards Washington, DC – As the summer driving season begins this Memorial Day weekend, families across America continue to feel the pinch of the country’s oil dependence. With gas prices nearly 50 cents a gallon higher than this time last year, it is time to cut America’s oil dependence by raising fuel economy standards. With the White House and Congress continuing to oppose higher fuel economy standards, the Sierra Club is launching its new “I Want My MPG!” fuel economy calculator (www.sierraclub.org/mpg/) to help Americans understand how much they could benefit if automakers were required to use existing, affordable fuel-saving technology.. “Making our cars and trucks go farther on a gallon of gas is the biggest single step we can take to saving money at the gas pump, curbing global warming, and cutting America’s oil dependence,” said Dan Becker, Director of Sierra Club’s Global Warming Program. “Americans deserve to know how much they could be saving if automakers were required to use existing fuel-saving technology.” The technology exists today to make all new vehicles – from sedans to pickup trucks to SUVs – average 40 miles per gallon fleetwide within ten years. Raising Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) would save the average driver $550-$650 per year at the gas pump. Taking this step would also curb global warming emissions and cut America’s oil dependence by 4 million barrels per day - more oil than the United States currently imports from the entire Persian Gulf and could ever take out of the Arctic Refuge, combined. The “I Want My MPG!” calculator allows consumers to find out just how much their fuel bills and global warming emissions would be reduced if we modernized CAFE standards. Consumer can enter their specific make and model, local gas price, and the number of miles they drive each year. For instance, the following examples show consumer savings for a range of vehicles paying $3.00 per gallon and driving 12,500 miles per year. Make Model Annual Fuel Cost Annual Cost with Modern CAFE Lifetime Vehicle Savings Ford Focus $1,500 $955 $6,540 Nissan Maxima $1,630 $932 $8,376 Chrysler PT Cruiser $1,630 $867 $9,156 Cadillac STS $2,344 $1,339 $12,060 Dodge Caravan $1,875 $1,014 $10,332 Toyota 4Runner $2,206 $1,173 $12,396 Ford F150 $2,500 $1,553 $11,364 But instead of helping consumers save thousands of dollars at the gas pump by increasing the fuel economy of American vehicles the Bush administration and Congress continue to block meaningful improvements in fuel economy. Earlier this week, the Sierra Club joined ten states, Washington D.C., New York City, and a coalition of environmental groups by filing a lawsuit against the Bush administration’s most recent fuel economy standards for light trucks. The suit contends that the Bush administration’s paltry 1.8 mile per gallon increase by 2011 violates the law since it fails to set the standards at a level that is the “maximum feasible,” as mandated. In addition, Congress is considering legislation that fails to actually increase fuel economy standards, while allowing the Bush administration to fundamentally weaken the existing fleetwide fuel economy standards for passenger cars. Instead of moving backwards on fuel economy, it is time for the White House and Congress to require automakers to build vehicles that go farther on a gallon of gas. “Raising fuel economy standards isn’t rocket science, it’s just good auto mechanics,” said Becker. “The government has the tools to help save families money at the gas pump, curb global warming, and save oil but they are refusing to act.”