For the year, he hit on 57.7% of his passes, a near five percent improvement from 2005.
Earnings were $1.16 a share, a 36 percent improvement over the previous year.
The B35 showed a 13 percent improvement in both directions.
That would mean at least a 25 percent improvement by 2012.
The 30 percent improvement would avoid the need for 39 such plants, according to the department.
The industry achieved 7.4 percent improvement from 2002 - 2003.
The credit increases by $400 for every 25 percent improvement after that, up to $2,400.
You're likely to see perhaps a 10-15 percent improvement in fuel economy by doing those two things.
More important, they had a 10 percent improvement in survival.
Only in the news media, apparently, is an 80 percent improvement considered a failure.