Jim Gerstenzang is back with another co-authored op-ed piece on energy policy, this one looking at the White House's moment of opportunity in nudging Detroit toward not only new car designs, but a new industrial model. From the piece in the Miami Herald:
This month, with traditional fanfare, Detroit is launching the new model year. More quietly, the Obama administration is preparing to help shape the cars that we will be driving six years from now. In coming weeks, it will unveil the first draft of standards for fuel efficiency and emissions beginning with the 2017 model year.
The challenge facing the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation is to set standards tough enough to revitalize the industry. They will bring savings at the pump, reduce global warming pollution and cut our oil addiction and the risks that go with it. They will transform the car industry by transforming the car.
This is a unique opportunity. As auto makers emerge from bankruptcy, strong emissions and fuel-mileage standards can ignite American know-how -- the country's greatest resource. With the best American technology, by 2025 Detroit can build safe, clean, 21st-century cars that average at least 60 miles per gallon -- and deliver 21st-century jobs.
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