Obama Delays U.S. Fuel-Economy Rule Past Self-Imposed Deadline
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U.S. auto and environmental regulators are delaying, past a self-imposed deadline of tomorrow, the release of a final rule requiring automakers to raise the average fuel-economy of their fleets to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
President Barack Obama’s administration didn’t say when it will issue the rule, which would take effect for model-year 2017 passenger vehicles sold in the U.S.