“Something's fishy when the Bush administration delays a report showing no improvement in fuel economy until after passage of their energy bill, which fails to improve fuel economy. It's disturbing that despite high gas prices, an oil war and growing concern about global warming pollution, most automakers are failing to improve fuel economy.”
“This increase shortchanges American consumers and national security because automakers already have the technology to raise fuel economy much more significantly.”
“We look forward to the day 20 years from now when hydrogen-powered cars are widely available. But we can't afford to sit back and wait for that day. We need to do something to address the problem immediately.”
“Even corporate executives who have been hostile to the environment are waking up to the realities. The challenge is what do they do about it. And there is still a huge gap between recognizing the problem and doing something about it.”
“By failing to require Detroit to make significantly cleaner, more efficient vehicles to compete with Toyota, the Bush administration is giving the Big Three enough rope to hang themselves.”
