Not a surprise coming out of our elected officials, but I didn’t expect it to be a Republican. My first thought on reading the headline was if “they” want to set a lower National Speed Limit their part of the bargain should be to make it easier for our energy companies to explore and increase production. It’s good to see I’m not alone in that thinking…
Energy Department spokeswoman Angela Hill said the department will review Warner’s letter but added, “If Congress is serious about addressing gasoline prices, they must take action on expanding domestic oil and natural gas production.”
Regarding a lower speed limit…
The department’s Web site says that fuel efficiency decreases rapidly when traveling faster than 60 mph. Every additional 5 mph over that threshold is estimated to cost motorists “essentially an additional 30 cents per gallon in fuel costs,” Warner said in his letter, citing the DOE data.
