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| Obama to curb vehicle emissions | Obama to curb vehicle emissions |
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| President Barack Obama is to announce limits on pollution that will set national standards on car and lorry emissions in the US for the first time. | President Barack Obama is to announce limits on pollution that will set national standards on car and lorry emissions in the US for the first time. |
| The rules aim to cut emissions by 30%, and set fuel efficiency at 35.5 miles per US gallon (15km per litre). | The rules aim to cut emissions by 30%, and set fuel efficiency at 35.5 miles per US gallon (15km per litre). |
| The plan will save 1.8 billion barrels of oil by 2016 and be the equivalent of taking 177 million cars off the road, White House officials said. | The plan will save 1.8 billion barrels of oil by 2016 and be the equivalent of taking 177 million cars off the road, White House officials said. |
| The cost of new vehicles is expected to rise by at least $1,300 (£842) by 2016. | The cost of new vehicles is expected to rise by at least $1,300 (£842) by 2016. |
| See how new fuel effiency targets compare | See how new fuel effiency targets compare |
| Mr Obama is expected to make the announcement - which officials described as "historic" - on Tuesday. | Mr Obama is expected to make the announcement - which officials described as "historic" - on Tuesday. |
| 'More consistency' | 'More consistency' |
| The BBC's Jonathan Beale, in Washington, says President Obama has made tackling climate change a priority. | The BBC's Jonathan Beale, in Washington, says President Obama has made tackling climate change a priority. |
| EMISSION CUTS PLAN A 30% reduction by 2016The cuts are equal to closing 190 coal-fired plants, or taking 177m cars off the roadPrice of cars may rise by $1,300 | |
| Until now it was only a few individual states, like California, that had been battling to cut greenhouse gas emissions, our correspondent says. | Until now it was only a few individual states, like California, that had been battling to cut greenhouse gas emissions, our correspondent says. |
| The US auto industry had also resisted change. But, facing tougher times and having to rely on government aid, it is now backing the new national standards. | The US auto industry had also resisted change. But, facing tougher times and having to rely on government aid, it is now backing the new national standards. |
| "GM and the auto industry benefit by having more consistency and certainty to guide our product plans," GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said in a statement. | "GM and the auto industry benefit by having more consistency and certainty to guide our product plans," GM Chief Executive Fritz Henderson said in a statement. |
| Mr Obama's plan would still need the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency and the transport department. | Mr Obama's plan would still need the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency and the transport department. |
| The new measures would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 900 million metric tonnes, the equivalent of closing 190 coal-fired plants, officials said. | |
| The increase in mileage is to be introduced gradually, and is expected to add $1,300 to the cost of a vehicle by the time it is fully implemented in 2016. | The increase in mileage is to be introduced gradually, and is expected to add $1,300 to the cost of a vehicle by the time it is fully implemented in 2016. |
| The measures would begin to take effect in 2012. | The measures would begin to take effect in 2012. |
| Most passenger cars would eventually be required to run at 39 miles per gallon, and light lorries at 30 miles per gallon. | Most passenger cars would eventually be required to run at 39 miles per gallon, and light lorries at 30 miles per gallon. |
| The average mileage for 2009 models in the US is 25 miles per gallon. | The average mileage for 2009 models in the US is 25 miles per gallon. |
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