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Політики в США прийняли законодaвство, за яким економічність нових автомобілів має зрости на майже 40%. Це перше подібне законодавство за понад 30 років. Прихильники кажуть, що це допоможе позбавити Америку узалежненості від нафти. Повідомляє Раджеш Мірчандані: The new legislation requires American auto-manufacturers to make more fuel-efficient vehicles. In fact it calls for a new average of thirty-five miles per gallon, and it's an increase of some forty per cent. Car makers will have thirteen years to reach the targets. Congress also ordered a massive increase in the production of ethanol, an alternative fuel for cars: up sevenfold over fifteen years. The Bill had bipartisan support. The most senior Democrat in the Senate, Harry Reid, said America must begin to break its addiction to oil and reverse global warming, and that this Bill would make strides towards that. Senate Democrats didn't have it all their own way though. In order to win enough votes they had to drop parts of the Bill that called for billions of dollars in taxes on oil companies. This may yet prove to be a sticking point. The lower House of Representatives has approved the bill with the tax package and will now have to vote again on the reduced measure. Rajesh Mirchandani, BBC, Washington more fuel-efficient calls for to reach the targets a massive increase up sevenfold had bipartisan support to break its addiction to oil make strides Democrats didn't have it all their own way a sticking point | Читайте також 12 лютого, 2008 Віч-на-віч з фразовими дієсловами 15 січня, 2008 У словнику такого не знайдеш! 19 лютого, 2008 Everest heroes honoured in Nepal 08 січня, 2008 Слова новин: репортажі кореспондентів з мовними тлумаченнями 22 січня, 2007 П'ятничний кросворд для знавців англійської мови Other Stories | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||