Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Two new reports—one on technology, the other on policy— released by the International Energy Agency (IEA) outline pathways to improve the fuel efficiency of combustion-engined road vehicles by 50% by the middle of the century, saving as much as four-fifths of current annual global oil consumption.

Fuel Economy 236

Fuel Economy Fuel Transportation Engine 236

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2009

Also, to the extent allowed by law, the agencies have harmonized many elements of program design, such as the form of the standard (the footprint-based attribute curves), and the definitions used for cars and trucks.

Fuel Economy 210

Fuel Economy EPA Economy Gas 210

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Although the same reformed CAFE scheme is required for both passenger cars and light trucks, they are established with different continuous mathematical functions specific to the vehicles’ design capabilities. This excludes other electrical accessories such as electric oil pumps and electrically driven air conditioner compressors.

2016 210

2016 MPG Fuel Economy EPA 210