The Daily Green: US Car Fuel Efficiency - Obama Fuel Economy Standards Lag Behind World

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US Car Fuel Efficiency - Obama Fuel Economy Standards Lag Behind World By 2016, the average U.S. vehicle will get 35.5 mpg -- a 40% improvement over today's fuel economy. But only two 2009 models get better than 35.5 mpg, and only one of those would meet European or Japanese fuel economy standards today.The new fuel efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions standards are the first U.S. regulation of greenhouse gases, and they will boost fuel efficiency of American vehicles by some 40% by 2016. But even then, when U.S. cars get an average of 35.5 mpg, the U.S. will lag behind Chinese efficiency standards today. And U.S. cars won't even approach the efficiency of European or Japanese cars today.