U.S. RSV program backs cars with safety tech
The Transportation Department funds two projects totaling 11.5 million to develop lightweight research safety vehicles. Calspan and Minicars build prototypes with radar-microprocessor systems, airbags, foam-filled bodies, run-flat tires, and advanced brakes. Testing begins next year with aims of higher fuel efficiency and lower emissions.
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Fuel rules aid car sales contradict auto industry fears
Joan Claybrook of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told a Senate subcommittee that Carter’s energy plan would not seriously cut car sales. She asserted automakers can meet 1985 fuel efficiency standards with current tech, and that only about a 1 percent price rise would occur. Net consumer savings around 31,000 over 1981-1984 and employment may rise.
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