35: Minimum miles per gallon required for all vehicles in bill proposed by U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe
25: Current minimum mpg standard
2017: Year new standard would take effect
2.5 million: Number of barrels of oil per day that would be saved in U.S. by 2025 (the amount currently imported from the Persian Gulf)
420: Tons of carbon dioxide pollution saved by 2025, the equivalent of taking 90 million cars off the road in one year
Source: www.snowe.senate.gov
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