which is more demanding than the (current) 27.5 miles per gallon for passenger cars.

Simply raising fuel economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks to 33 miles per gallon would eliminate our oil imports from the Persian Gulf.

It's a gas hog. I get about eight miles to the gallon.

The passenger cars are not inherently as profitable as big SUVs or big pickups, but they have to refurbish their car line, even if it doesn't get them back to historical profit margins,

This shift has been especially prominent in (the) last four months as September's hurricanes and $3-per-gallon gasoline served as a turning point in consumer preference.

I'm not particularly impressed with going 50 miles per gallon. That doesn't impress me when we can go to the moon.