Corporate Average Fuel Economy
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By most accounts, the world is pretty much awash in oil these days. Increases in North American shale-oil production have boosted supply to the point where there's now discussion of the U.S. becoming a net oil exporter sometime in the next decade. Meanwhile, the vehicle fleet is slowly getting more efficient--and U.S. gasoline consumption peaked in 2006 and has fallen steadily since then. DON'T MISS: Auto Industry Doing Fine In Meeting Gas-Mileage Goals, It Turns Out (Aug 2014) All of this has added up to produce remarkably low recent gasoline prices. In some parts of the U.S., drivers now...
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U.S. Will Meet Fuel-Economy Goals Despite Higher Truck, SUV Sales, EPA Says
An EPA report says carmakers are on schedule to meet the 54.5-mpg CAFE deadline.
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Start-Stop In U.S.: 7% Now, 57% In 2020, But Drivers 'Resist': Analyst
Start-stop systems have finally started to arrive on U.S. new cars in noticeable numbers. The systems, which simply turn off a car's engine when it's sitting stationary and then switch it back on as the driver's foot starts to lift off the brake, are now fitted to 7 percent of new cars sold in the...
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Auto Industry Doing Fine In Meeting Gas-Mileage Goals, It Turns Out
The auto industry came very near to the precipice in 2009, and it agreed to significant new regulations to enable it to step back from the brink. Now, it turns out that it's not only meeting, but actually beating, the required reductions in emissions. That means that, according to the U.S...
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India Sets Fuel-Economy Rules; Could They Stem Rise Of SUVs?
India's Bureau of Energy Efficiency has proposed increasing fleet-average fuel economy 14 percent in 2016.
Stephen Edelstein -
U.S. Drivers Have Fewer Cars, Drive Them Less, Use Less Gas: Study
New-vehicle ownership, vehicle miles driven, and fuel consumption peaked in the mid-2000s, according to a study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Stephen Edelstein -
Fuel economy averages are exceeding analysts' expectations, but still aren't meeting set goals.
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Senate Bill Boosts CAFE Ratings For Natural-Gas Vehicles With Gasoline Backup
A new bill in the U.S. Senate would amend Corporate Average Fuel Economy rules to encourage production of a new class of natural-gas vehicles with "reserve" gasoline tanks. As demonstrated in a drive of prototype vehicles earlier this year, the range-extended natural gas cars would run for perhaps...
John Voelcker -
Breast-Beating Over EPA Mileage Labels: Will Ratings Change?
Obviously, fuel economy will be an increasingly big deal in years to come. The gas-mileage ratings of new cars and trucks must double (and then some) between last year and 2025. But as two recent news events pointed out once again, EPA mileage ratings on the window stickers of new cars may not be...
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Fuel Economy Reaches A Record High, But Why?
The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has tracked fuel economy and new car sales since October 2007, and during those five years, we've seen gradual gains in efficiency. Today, UMTRI says that new vehicles sold in October reached a record-high 24.1 mpg. The question is: why?...
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Toyota Supports Higher MPG Standards In U.S. But Not Mexico?
Toyota has a reputation among U.S. car buyers for being green and offering fuel-efficient vehicles. But a recent post on the Natural Resources Defense Council blog painted a different picture. Noting that Toyota was suing to stop the implementation of fuel-economy rules in Mexico that duplicate...
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U.S. EPA Sets Gas Mileage Standards: 54.5 MPG By 2025
After a long, political battle, both on Capitol Hill and in Detroit, the U.S. Department of Energy and the Obama administration have confirmed new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for all cars made between 2017 and 2025. The final ruling, originally due two weeks ago but delayed...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Given the length of time the U.S. Government is taking to set new gas mileage standards for 2025, you’d be forgiven for thinking the only benefit from driving a high gas-mileage car is the savings you make at the pump. You’d be wrong. Driving high gas mileage cars equates to lower tailpipe emissions, less air pollution, and a healthier population And now there’s data to prove it. According to the latest study from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) -- (via TreeHugger) -- air pollution from car exhausts is down by 98 percent compared to the...
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U.S. Government Delays Final Ruling On 2025 Gas Mileage Standards
Yesterday, the U.S. EPA had planned to release final rules on new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations requiring automakers to achieve average fuel economies of 54.5 mpg by 2025. But continued opposition and bitter disagreements has lead the current administration to delay the ruling...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
In 4 Years, Average Gas Mileage Of New Cars Has Risen By 3MPG
In four years’ time, every automaker in the U.S. will have to ensure that their fleet-wide fuel economy is 36 mpg or better under tough new 2016 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. But according to a University of Michigan study, the average fuel economy of new cars and...
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Woman Wins Suit Against Honda For Low Civic Hybrid Gas Mileage
If you buy a new car but can’t get anywhere near the gas mileage the automaker says you should, can you sue them for misleading you? For Heather Peters -- former attorney and owner of a 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid -- the answer is a resounding yes. At the Torrance Small Claims Court in California...
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Ford Expands EcoBoost Range, Improves Gas Mileage For Everyone
Ford’s continuing drive towards smaller capacity, direct-injected, turbocharged, fuel efficient engines continued today as it announced yet more Ford cars and trucks will get EcoBoost engine options during 2012. Moreover, Ford claims that by the end of the year, nine of its production...
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Hyundai Hits Mileage Targets Early, Says Elantra 40-MPG Rating Accurate
South-Korean automaker Hyundai announced last week that it achieved a fleet-wide corporate average fuel economy of 36 mpg across its entire 2011 range. In doing so, Hyundai has essentially met U.S. 2016 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards set for cars and light-duty trucks four years...
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Over the coming days, millions of Americans will hit the roads of the U.S. as they make the yearly pilgrimage to be home with their loved ones for Thanksgiving. In total, Americans are expected to spend around $553 million at the gas station over the coming days to fuel their Thanksgiving trips, but according to a recent report, consumers could reduce that bill by over $260 million if they drove cars capable of a fuel economy equivalent to 54.5 miles per gallon. The report comes courtesy of Environment America, a federation of state-based, citizen-funded environmental advocacy organizations...
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It’s Official: Car Buyers Want Greener Cars, Better Gas Mileage, Lower Emissions
While certain parts of the automotive industry might not be feeling the love towards the tough new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards announced yesterday, it turns out that 93 percent of car owners are want to buy greener, cleaner cars. In a study conducted by Consumer Reports, 86...
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In 2015, One In Four U.S. Car Engines Will Stop When You Do -- On Purpose
According to a recent study by Pike Research, the fuel-saving technology which will be most prevalent in green cars by 2015 isn’t the current offering of hybrid drivetrains, fully electric cars or even hyper-efficient, four-cylinder engines, but stop-start technology. But will it really catch...
Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield -
Why Making Trucks More Fuel Efficient Is Good For Everyone
For some time automakers have been under increasing pressure from the government to make their cars as green as fuel efficient as possible in order to improve air quality, reduce pollution and diminish our dependence on fossil fuels. But makers of medium and heavy duty vehicles -- like semis, buses...
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Automaker Alliance Resumes Fear-Based Fuel Economy Ads
An automotive trade association has resumed fear-based radio ads critical of the Obama administration's proposed fuel economy standards for 2017 - 2025.
Kurt Ernst -
White House, Feds To Push For 56.2-MPG Fuel Economy In 2025
The two Federal agencies that set gas mileage and emissions standards for future cars may propose rules that require corporate average fuel economy to reach 56 miles per gallon by 2025. News reports out of Washington, D.C., indicate that the Obama Administration is urging the EPA and NHTSA to push...
John Voelcker