美国政府23日提出新的汽车油耗技术标准,以便在高油价时期减少汽油消费。美国运输部长诺曼·峰田当天在亚特兰大举行的记者会上宣布,政府将要求美国汽车制造商提高皮卡、小型面包车和多数运动多功能车(SUV)等车辆的油耗标准。虽然他没有公布该计划的详细内容,但他举例说,小型面 The U.S. government put forward a new technical standard for fuel consumption of automobiles on the 23rd so as to reduce gasoline consumption during periods of high oil prices. At a press conference in Atlanta on the same day, U.S. Transportation Minister Norman Peak announced that the government will require U.S. automakers to raise fuel consumption standards for vehicles such as pickups, minivans and most sports utility vehicles (SUVs). Although he did not announce the details of the plan, he cited the example of small noodles