Final US mpg rules through 2031 go easy on gas trucks, SUVs
Green Car Reports
JUNE 7, 2024
The federal government on Friday revealed vehicle efficiency standards for 2027-2031 that improve the fleet fuel efficiency of new cars and trucks—slightly.
Ducker survey of automakers suggests aluminum content surge in EV market; SUVs & pickups to constitute 85% of the BEV market by 2030
Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2023
The report— “2023 North American Light Vehicle Aluminum Content and Outlook ”—released by the Aluminum Association indicates that demand for more sustainable transportation will help drive an increase in market share for aluminum content by nearly 100 net pounds per vehicle (PPV) from 2020 to 2030.
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Setting New Standards for Clean Cars
Plug in America
OCTOBER 3, 2023
federal government has worked on two programs in particular: EPA’s Light Duty Vehicle Emissions (LDV) Standards and NHTSA’s Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards. Though the standards are intended to complement one another, they have distinct goals and structures. See our table below for a side-by-side comparison.
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Japan Ministries propose light commercial vehicle fuel economy standards for 2022
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2015
In a policy update, the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) reports that Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) have finalized new proposed fuel economy standards for light- and medium-duty commercial vehicles with gross vehicle weights less than 3.5
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New US Poll Finds 74% of Likely Voters Favor 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standard by 2025
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2010
Were a more stringent fuel economy standard to be implemented, 63% said it was likely the cost of vehicles will increase too much. If President Obama were to implement a 60 mpg by 2025 rule, 28% of respondents would feel more favorable toward him, while 14% would feel less favorable. The standards will cover model years 2017 to 2025.
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ARTBA says new 54.5 mpg fuel efficiency standard would result in $65+ billion in lost revenue for highway and transit projects
Green Car Congress
JULY 29, 2011
The new Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 mpg by 2016). It also assumes the mpg requirement will be phased in at 5% per year from 2017 through 2025 as proposed. From fiscal years 2010-2016, he estimates that action will cost the HTF about $9 billion.
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India to introduce new fuel efficiency standards
Green Car Congress
MAY 4, 2011
India plans to introduce new fuel efficiency standards; the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards will give auto manufacturers time until 2015 to increase fuel economy from the current average of 14.1 mpg US, 7.1 mpg US, 5.8 The draft standard will be CO 2 emission of 135 gm/km for entire fleet in 2015.
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Study concludes California economic growth and employment will rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards
Green Car Congress
MAY 26, 2011
The macro results for four scenarios showed that economic growth and employment rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards. changes are relative to baseline of No standards scenario. that statewide economic growth and employment rise with the degree and scope of transport fuel efficiency standards.
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Former Commerce and Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta urges technology neutral policies in reaching proposed CAFE standards
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
Former Transportation and Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta, who served under former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. those which do not favor one technology over another through consumer incentives, federal subsidies, testing standards or technology-specific credits.
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EPA proposes leaving light-duty vehicle GHG standards for MY 2022-2025 unchanged
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed leaving the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicle model years 2022-2025 in place, based on its technical analysis that shows automakers are well positioned to meet the targets. At the end of 2015, all large automakers were in compliance with the standards.
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150 Toyota launches Pixis Epoch minivehicle in Japan; 70 mpg US for <$10K
Green Car Congress
MAY 14, 2012
mpg US) under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) JC08 test cycle. Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) launched the Pixis Epoch—the second passenger minivehicle to be sold under the Toyota brand—in Japan. CO 2 emissions are 77 g/km. Pixis Epoch G (Front-wheel drive model).
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NHTSA issues Environmental Impact Statement scoping notice for MY 2022-2025 CAFE standards; seeking comments on “preferred alternative”
Green Car Congress
JULY 26, 2017
In March, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. mpg in MY 2021. Earlier post.)
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UMTRI: automakers have surpassed new CAFE requirements for past 3 years
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 22, 2014
In the three years since the new CAFE standard for fuel economy has been in effect, automakers have surpassed it each year, improving new-vehicle fuel economy by about a mile per gallon annually, according to an analysis by Brandon Schoettle and Dr. Michael Sivak of the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
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EPA re-opens Mid-Term Evaluation Process for light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas standards 2022-2025
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2017
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt and Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced that EPA intends to reconsider its final determination issued on 12 January 2017 which recommended no change to the greenhouse gas standards for light duty vehicles for model years 2022- 2025. Earlier post.) Background.
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ICCT calculates consumer benefits of increased efficiency in 2025-2030 light-duty vehicles in the US
Green Car Congress
JUNE 23, 2017
A new report from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) estimates Consumer benefits of increased efficiency in 2025-2030 light-duty vehicles in the US. Consumer benefits would be more than 3 times the costs of the standards. The report did not assess the non-consumer benefits of adopted 2025 standards—e.g.,
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170 GM makes eAssist standard on the 2013 Buick Regal; new SAE paper coming at World Congress
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 7, 2012
GM is continuing the deployment of the eAssist light electrification system ( earlier post ) as a standard across its platforms. Starting with the arrival of 2013 models, eAssist will be standard on the Regal with the discontinuation of the 2.4L The Regal with eAssist achieves an EPA-estimated 36 highway mpg (6.5 base model.
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EIA AEO2015 projects elimination of net US energy imports in 2020-2030 timeframe; transportation energy consumption drops
Green Car Congress
APRIL 14, 2015
Decreases in transportation and residential sector energy consumption partially offset growth in other sectors. Fuel economy standards and changing driver behavior keep motor gasoline consumption below recent levels through 2040 in the Reference case. Transportation. mpg in 2013 to 37.0 mpg in 2040.
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EPA will maintain fuel-economy standards through 2025
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has decided to maintain existing Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards through 2025. Enacted by the Obama Administration in 2012, the standards call for automakers to achieve a fleet average of 54.5 mpg (equivalent to about 38 mpg in the real world) by that year.
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Obama Announces New National Fuel Policy; Two Harmonized Standards, with Fleet Average of 35.5 mpg, 250 gCO2/mile by 2016
Green Car Congress
MAY 19, 2009
The resulting new standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 mpg in 2016 (39 mpg for cars, 30 mpg for trucks), or approximately 250 grams CO 2 /mile. The CAFE program established by the EISA 2007 legislation specified a minimum 35 mpg in 2020.
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150 EPAs GHG Standards for Light-Duty Vehicles; Special Credits To Encourage PHEVs, BEVs and FCVs
Green Car Congress
APRIL 2, 2010
The footprint-based standard CO 2 curves for cars (left) and trucks (right). mpg if all improvements came from fuel economy) and 34.1 mpg US (6.9 Each manufacturer will have its own fleet-wide standard which reflects the vehicles it chooses it produce. mpg US (EPA). Final CAFE mpg US (NHTSA). mpg US (EPA).
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Study finds recent achieved CAFE performance outpacing levels projected to be achieved by NHTSA
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 3, 2013
Achieved Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel economy performance has exceeded the anticipated levels for 2012 and 2013 model years—the two years that the current standard has been in effect—according to a new analysis by Michael Sivak and Brandon Schoettle at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI).
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Obama Administration announces new 54.5 MPG CAFE standards
National Green Transportation
AUGUST 28, 2012
Today the Obama Administration announced the long-awaited new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars and light-duty trucks, raising the standard to the equivalent of 54.5 The CAFE standards are regulations. miles/gallon, by 2025.
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89 Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 21, 2013
261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. TDI already fulfills the limits of the Euro-6 emissions standard. Following painting, all components are transported to final assembly. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (approx. Equipped in this way, the 0.8
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382 ORNL study quantifies fuel economy costs of common driver practices and vehicle alterations
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2014
From these coastdowns, the ORNL team developed vehicle dynamometer coefficients which enabled the execution of vehicle dynamometer experiments to determine the effect of the practices on vehicle fuel economy and emissions over standard drive cycles and at steady highway speeds. l/100 km) at 60 mph (97 km/h) to 33 mpg (7.1 l/100 km).
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ICCT provides policy update on proposed China Phase 4 fuel economy regulations
Green Car Congress
MARCH 6, 2014
Comparison of global passenger vehicle fuel consumption standards normalized to NEDC L/100km. A team from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has provided an update on China’s proposed Phase 4 fuel consumption standard for passenger cars. 100km (34 mpg US) in 2015. Source: ICCT. Click to enlarge.
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Solaris introducing new Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid; facelifted electric and hybrid models as well
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2018
At the 14 th International Fair of Public Transport TRANSEXPO in Kielce, 23-25 October 2018, Solaris will introduce the new Solaris Urbino 12 LE lite hybrid. mpg) in the SORT (Standardized On-Road Test Cycles) 2 test. The size of the wheels used in the vehicle differs from the standard solutions applied in Solaris city buses.
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Obama Administration announces new 54.5 MPG CAFE standards
National Green Transportation
AUGUST 28, 2012
Today the Obama Administration announced the long-awaited new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars and light-duty trucks, raising the standard to the equivalent of 54.5 The CAFE standards are regulations. miles/gallon, by 2025.
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BMW launches plug-in hybrid variant of X3; updates to other PHEVs
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2019
liters per 100 kilometers (98 mpg US) , with CO 2 emissions of up to 56 grams per kilometer. With a luggage volume of 450 liters, the transport capacity of the BMW X3 xDrive30e is at the level of those model variants which are fitted with a conventional engine. BMW X3 xDrive30e. seconds (provisional figure).
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ICCT: incremental technology can cut vehicle CO2 by half and increase fuel economy >60% through 2030 with ~5% increase in price
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2017
Starting from a baseline 26 mpg (9.04 l/100 km) in 2016, the The ICCT team assessed increased consumer label fuel economy (as opposed to the regulatory test fuel economy) to 35 mpg (6.71 l/100 km) in 2025 and to 42–46 mpg (5.6-5.11 l/100 km) (under three scenarios) by 2030. Source: The ICCT. Click to enlarge. Source: The ICCT.
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Japan proposes mandate for 24.1% improvement in average fuel economy by 2020
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 19, 2011
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced a draft of new fuel economy standards for cars that will require improvements of 24.1% mpg US; 4.93 mpg US; 9.43 mpg US; 9.43 over 2009 levels by 2020. The proposal is now open for public comment.
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Making driving less energy-intensive than flying
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2014
Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). In 2010, driving was the least efficient of five major transportation modes (4,218 BTU/person mile), with rail (Amtrak) being the most at 1,668 BTU/person mile. l/100 km) to at least 33.8
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Audi offering plug-in hybrid version of A6 Avant wagon
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2020
US mpg); combined electric power consumption of 18.1–17.6 With the standard mode 3 cable, customers can charge the plug-in hybrid at public charging terminals with an output of up to 7.4 cu ft) as standard – without a step in the loading floor. This means that even large and bulky goods can be loaded and transported easily.
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2024 Volkswagen Atlas Review – Changing Yet Staying the Same
The Truth About Cars
JULY 14, 2023
Other exterior changes include new LED headlights, standard adaptive headlights, and LED rear lighting that includes a vehicle-wide lightstrip. Also now standard: VW’s IQ.Drive advanced-driver aid system that includes active-side assist, lane-assist, adaptive cruise control, front assist, and rear traffic alert.
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98 SporTran and Proterra deploy Louisiana’s first battery-electric buses in Shreveport
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 9, 2017
As a result, SporTran will re-invest the savings into Shreveport’s transportation system with the goal of improving bus routes, technology and rider experience. Designed for efficiency and manufactured for durability, Proterra’s 40' Catalyst E2 series gets 22 MPGe, while conventional diesel buses average 3.86
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150 Toyota launches fully redesigned Voxy and Noah minivans in Japan; class-first hybrid system
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 20, 2014
km/L (56 mpg US , 4.2 l/100 km) and CO 2 emissions of 98 g/km under the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s (MLIT) JC08 test cycle. km/L (38 mpg US , 6.25 liter engine model (two-wheel and four-wheel drive models with idling-stop) exceed MLIT’s 2015 fuel economy standards by 20 percent.
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236 Honda begins sales of new Fit Shuttle and Fit Shuttle Hybrid in Japan; same fuel economy as smaller Fit
Green Car Congress
JUNE 16, 2011
km/liter (44 mpg US, 5.4 L/100km) as measured in JC08 mode and 20 km/liter (47 mpg US, 5.0 km/liter (59 mpg US, 4.0L/100km) 100km) as measured in JC08 mode and 30 km/liter (71 mpg US, 3.33 km/liter (59 mpg US, 4.0L/100km) 100km) as measured in JC08 mode and 30 km/liter (71 mpg US, 3.33 Click to enlarge.
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218 Consumer Federation analysis of polling data and tech pricing finds consumer demands aligned with proposed MY 2017-2025 CAFE and GHG regulations for light-duty vehicles
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2012
A new analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) of consumer polling data finds that the proposed MY 2017-2025 passenger vehicle fuel economy (CAFE) and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards to be finalized this summer ( earlier post ) align with consumer demands and needs. mpg US (5.87 mpg US (5.87 Poll Results.
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Toyota launches Corolla hybrid models in Japan
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 6, 2013
mpg US, 3.0 l/100 km) under the JC08 test cycle of the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). Two drive modes come standard: the Eco-Drive Mode that gives highest priority to fuel economy and the EV Drive Mode for using only the electric motor. The vehicles are equipped with a 1.5-liter
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Road Test: 2022 Genesis G70 RWD 3.3T
Clean Fleet Report
DECEMBER 30, 2022
The mpg ratings are for city/highway/combined. RWD we drove 225 miles through Southern California, averaging 24 mpg. Standard RWD – $38,570. Standard AWD – $40,670. Standard RWD – $43,145. Standard AWD – $45,245. RWD 21/31/24. AWD 20/29/23. RWD 18/27/21. AWD 17/25/20.
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Road Test: 2023 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion
Clean Fleet Report
JULY 16, 2023
Fuel economy is EPA-rated at 28 mpg city/36 highway/31 combined for the FWD Taos, with the 4Motion rated at 25/32/28. mpg, but in a 99-mile highway run at 65 mph, we averaged 34.3 Cloth seats are standard on the S trim, a synthetic CloudTex on the SE and leather on the SEL. In 371 miles we averaged 28.6
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Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited
Clean Fleet Report
JANUARY 1, 2023
Smooth, Quiet and 50+ MPG. The EPA estimates fuel economy to be 45 mpg city/51 highway/47 combined, numbers that make Clean Fleet Report smile, as we are happy to drive a car that is a serious fuel sipper. On shorter legs, if even for a brief time, we touched 60 mpg. Road Test: 2022 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Limited.
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Road Test: 2022 Lexus ES 300h Hybrid F Sport
Clean Fleet Report
FEBRUARY 26, 2022
The EPA rates fuel economy for the 2022 Lexus ES 300h at 43 mpg city/44 highway/44 combined mpg. mpg average (Rush hour, on-and-off the brakes). mpg average (Using the adaptive cruise control). mpg average (Rush hour, on-and-off the brakes). mpg average (Using the adaptive cruise control).
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81 ICCT working paper highlights benefits of current and emerging light-duty diesel technology; “promising pathway for compliance”
Green Car Congress
JULY 11, 2017
The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), one of the organizations at the root of uncovering the Volkswagen diesel emission scandal ( earlier post ), has published a new analysis of developments and trends in advanced diesel engine technology. mpg in model year 2025—equating to 54.5 per year.
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186 Mitsubishi Motors admits to improper fuel consumption testing in 9 additional models
Green Car Congress
MAY 11, 2016
The findings came in a report submitted by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) today, pursuant to instructions received from MLIT on 20 April to investigate improper conduct in fuel consumption testing of vehicles manufactured by MMC. km/L (62 mpg) to 29.2
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