Dear [your Congressperson],
America needs to cut its dependence on oil and tackle global warming while saving money at the gas pump. Making our cars and trucks go farther on a gallon of gas is the biggest single step we can take to get there and must be the cornerstone of any oil savings effort. Increasing Corporate Average Fuel-Economy (CAFE) standards is a proven policy to boost the miles-per-gallon of new vehicles.
The Markey (D-MA) and Platts (R-PA) fuel-economy legislation would increase fuel-economy standards four percent each year for the next ten years. If passed, this legislation would save more oil than we currently import from the entire Persian Gulf.
The technology exists today to make any vehicle � from cars to SUVs to pickup � get better fuel economy. But instead of putting technology to work, fuel-economy standards have stagnated since they were first adopted in 1975. It is time for Congress to once again set higher fuel-economy standards to jumpstart the auto industry to build safer and more fuel-efficient vehicles.
I urge you to sponsor this important legislation.
Sincerely,
[your name]
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