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October 4, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp.'s environmental image has been hit by blowback from the automaker's call to side with Detroit's automakers against tougher fuel economy standards in Congress, according to the Detroit Free Press.
The National Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, said Tuesday it had forwarded more than 8,100 messages from backers to Toyota criticizing its stance in the fuel economy debate. Toyota and Detroit automakers oppose a Senate bill setting a 35 mile-per-gallon standard by 2020, favoring an easier standard proposed in the House.
While Toyota's 46 m.p.g. Prius hybrid has become a top seller and given the automaker a green cachet among car buyers, it maintains the Senate bill is too tough. The House bill would set standards of 32 to 35 m.p.g. by 2022, with clauses that would make it easier for automakers to hit the target.
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