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Tue 05 May 2009US to unveil fuel efficiency measures
President Barack Obama today will propose the most aggressive increase in US vehicle fuel efficiency ever, a policy that also aims to end a dispute with California over cutting exhaust emissions.
A senior administration official, speaking to reporters late last night, said average fuel standards for all new passenger vehicles would rise by 10 miles a gallon over today's performance to 35.5 miles per gallon between 2012-16.
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