Cars and trucks are already meetingand beatingfuture fuel economy standards

The document argues that U.S. vehicle manufacturers are ahead of regulatory schedules, with 10% of 2015 vehicles already meeting 2020 standards. It highlights the role of both conventional internal combustion engine improvements and electrification in reducing emissions and fuel costs for consumers.

• Automakers are exceeding regulatory targets, with 10 percent of vehicles sold in 2015 already meeting the fuel economy and global warming emissions standards set for 2020 and beyond.
• The joint EPA and NHTSA standards for model years 2017 to 2025 aim to reduce global warming emissions from the average new car or truck by nearly 50 percent and increase on-road fuel economy from 20 mpg in 2010 to an estimated 37 mpg.
• A significant portion of vehicles meeting future standards still rely on conventional internal combustion engines; nearly 70 percent of those sold that meet 2020+ standards are powered exclusively by such engines, and about 60 percent are trucks, CUVs, or SUVs.
• Electric vehicles (EVs) provide substantial fuel cost savings for consumers, with the average EV owner saving more than $7,500 over the vehicle's lifetime compared to a similar 2015 conventional vehicle.
• The adoption of fuel-efficient vehicles has resulted in the avoidance of 29 million metric tons of global warming emissions and the saving of more than 5 million gallons of fuel per day compared to vehicles from five years prior.
• Manufacturers are currently reducing global warming emissions from vehicle air-conditioning (A/C) systems faster than required by regulations.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2015). Cars and trucks are already meetingand beatingfuture fuel economy standards. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/05/tomorrows-vehicles-today.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Cars and trucks are already meetingand beatingfuture fuel economy standards. 2015. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/05/tomorrows-vehicles-today.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2015cars, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Cars and trucks are already meetingand beatingfuture fuel economy standards}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2015}, month = may, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2015/05/tomorrows-vehicles-today.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }