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Auto industry survey finds need for materials innovation to meet 2025 CAFE; greatest change seen in powertrain systems

Green Car Congress

More than 1,000 subscribers to WardsAuto responded to the survey designed to identify challenges and trade-offs associated with meeting 2025 CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards. The WardsAuto, DuPont survey was conducted just before the Obama administration’s originally proposed 2025 fleet average of 56.2 L/100 km).

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Automaker lobbyist group predicts doom, gloom over CAFE

Green Car Reports

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and auto-industry lobbyists are now sparring over the future of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for 2022-2025.