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..."Automakers have technology on their shelves right now that could cost-effectively improve the efficiency of light trucks to 26 or 27 mpg, at least double the increase that NHTSA announced today." The rule also included heavier SUVs and vans (medium duty passenger vehicles - MDPV) for the first time but ignored heavier pickups.

If they had included heavier pickups like the Ford F-350 and Chevrolet Silverado 3500, NHTSA could have saved four times as much as they did from including MDPVs.

"If NHTSA can help Hummer H2 owners save a few cents on gasoline, they could have helped farmers, small businesses and other consumers who rely on heavy pickups," said MacKenzie.

The standards announced by NHTSA today were set at effectively the same level as they proposed last August when they relied on gasoline prices that were a dollar less than what we are paying today.

This is especially surprising since NHTSA replaced that faulty data with a still modest gasoline price of about $2 per gallon.

With higher gasoline prices, NHTSA's own methodology should have led to a significantly higher standard.

"Despite two hurricanes, a pledge to end our oil addiction, and higher gasoline prices, NHTSA failed to strengthen the standard any further than their last proposal," said Friedman.

"If this is how our nation is going to get serious about our oil addiction, A...