Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards

Joint Technical Support Document Final Rulemaking for 2017-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and The Department of Transportation, EPA-420-R-12-901, 2012, pp. 3-156. 

In 1975, Congress responded to the oil crisis of 1973 by passing the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. This legislation established Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. By 1985, CAFE standards required that all new passenger cars had to have an... 

Tightening the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standard for cars and trucks would be one requirement since a 12-mile-per-gallon car or truck emits four times as much carbon dioxide as a 50-mile-per-gallon subcompact. The auto industry has always resisted attempts to tighten CAFE and certain vehicles like SUVs and pick-up trucks are not subject to CAFE standards. 

Future Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards (35mpg by 2020)... 

Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) (P.L. 94-163) A law passed in 1975 that set federal fuel economy standards. The CAFE values are an average of city and highway fuel economy test results... 

National Research Council (NRC) (2002) Effectiveness andimpactof corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. National Academy, Washington, DC... 

McCosh, D., and S. F. Brown. 1992. The Alternate Fuel. Follies Popular Science (July) 54-59. National Research Council. 2002. Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. Washington, DC National Academy Press. 

The number of vehicle miles traveled doubled between 1970 and 1990 to 2.2 trillion miles, so these gains in fuel efficiency were mostly offset. The improvement in efficiency was mainly due to legislation passed in 1975 that established Corporate Average Fuel Economy or CAFE rules. This allowed automakers to produce any kind of car as long as all the vehicles when averaged meet the MPG standards set by the government. 

Cost remains one of the main factors that determine both the need and the acceptance of new materials for applications in energy and transportation. In addition, passenger safety, which may be affected by the development of more lightweight vehicles, must also be taken into consideration. The imperative of low-cost, high-performance materials in the automotive industry will be driven by future environmental and corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards. 

BS British Standard CAFE corporate average fuel economy... 

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