1. a) What are CAFE standards?
b) What change has the Obama administration required auto manufacturers to make to CAFE standards by 2025?

2. What material has been used to make the majority of cars until now?

3. Why are manufacturers experimenting with using new materials to build cars?

4. In what ways will the new CAFE standards negatively affect Americans? (one is mentioned in the article, the other one is not mentioned, but you should be able to make an educated guess)

5. What does the reporter say will be the consequences of using lighter materials in passenger vehicles?

6. Do you think if cars get better gas mileage, there will be a reduction in the amount of gas consumed in the U.S. annually? Explain your answer.

7. In paragraph 14, the reporter states: "While automakers have unveiled a slew of lighter, sleeker vehicles in Detroit this week, that doesn't mean hybrid and electric vehicles are out of fashion." Do you think people will still buy hybrid or electric cars if a regular car gets 54 mpg? Explain your answer.

8. CHALLENGE: In his book Traffic Safety, physicist Dr. Leonard Evans stated: “CAFE kills, and higher CAFE standards kill even more.”
Read the commentary under "Resources" below the questions. Do you think Dr. Evans and Mr. Dunn (in his commentary) have a reasonable argument opposing CAFE standards? Explain your answer.