Cruising 55 (2/13/12)

Published: Feb. 24, 2012, 6:51 p.m.

b'Cruising 55 Shad Balch, Environment and Energy Communications, General Motors Roland Hwang, Director of Transportation Programs, NRDC Mary Nichols, Chair, California Air Resources Board Chris Paulson, VP of Strategy, Coda Automotive Have regulators, environmentalists, and automakers reached d\\xe9tente on the need to boost the fuel efficiency of America\\u2019s vehicle fleet? If one judges by the bonhomie displayed on stage by California\\u2019s top climate official, a transportation advocate, and two auto-industry executives during this Climate One panel, the answer is a resounding yes.The panel convened two weeks after the California Air Resources Board unanimously approved new rules that will require nearly 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles to be on the road by 2025. This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on February 13, 2012\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'