Maps and Data - Vehicle Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) Requirements by Year
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Vehicles: Fuel Consumption and Efficiency
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Fuel Economy and Consumption of Light-Duty Vehicles
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Fuel Economy at Various Driving Speeds
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Fuel Use by Transportation Mode in 2019
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Power and Fuel Economy of the Average Light-Duty Vehicle
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Vehicle Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) Requirements by Year
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Vehicles: Vehicle Market
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AFV and HEV Model Offerings, by Manufacturer
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Efficiency Ratios for Light-Duty All-Electric Vehicles in the United States
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Light-Duty Vehicles Produced in the United States
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TransAtlas
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Types of Vehicles by Weight Class
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U.S. Vehicles by Transportation Mode
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Vehicle Weight Classes & Categories
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Vehicles: Driving Patterns
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Annual Vehicle Miles Traveled in the United States
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Average Fuel Economy by Major Vehicle Category
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Average Monthly Fluctuation in U.S. Vehicle Miles Traveled
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Average Vehicle Trip Length by Purpose (2017)
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Means of Transportation to Work
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Share of All U.S. Vehicle Trips by Length (miles)
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Laws & Incentives
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Biodiesel Laws and Incentives by State
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Electric Vehicle Laws and Incentives by State
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Ethanol Laws and Incentives by State
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Fuel Taxes by Country
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Hydrogen Laws and Incentives by State
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Incentive Additions by Policy Type
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Law and Incentive Additions by Fuel/Technology Type
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Vehicle Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) Requirements by Year
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
Passenger Cars | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27.5 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 30.4 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 34.9 | 36.2 | 37.8 | 39.6 | 41.1 | 42.5 | 44.2 | 46.1 | 48.2 | 50.5 | 52.9 | 55.3 |
Light-Duty Trucks | 17.5 | 19 | 20 | 19.5 | 20 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 20 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 20.7 | 21 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 25.4 | 26 | 26.6 | 27.5 | 28.8 | 29.1 | 29.6 | 30 | 30.6 | 32.6 | 34.2 | 35.8 | 37.5 | 39.3 |
Source:
CAFE Standards 1978-2010: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
CAFE Standards 2011-2016: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CAFE 2012-2016 Final Rule
CAFE Standards 2017-2025: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CAFE 2017-2025 Final Rule
Notes: CAFE standards for light-duty trucks were not introduced until 1982.
CAFE Standards for model years 2017-2025 introduce alternative compliance mechanisms, such as improvements in air conditioning efficiency and greater production of electric and alternative fuel vehicles.
Passenger cars and light-duty trucks are defined in Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 49 CFR part 523. Each of these definitions has two separate "footprint" classifications that are based on the vehicle's size and are used to determine CAFE requirements for a particular vehicle.
Required average fuel economy for years 2017-2025 is projected using the 2010 model year as a baseline.
Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) fuel economy standards were put in place after the 1974 and 1980 oil price shocks. Cheap oil throughout the 1980s and 1990s reduced the pressure for CAFE to be used as a tool to reduce petroleum use. The oil price shock of 2008 renewed interest in CAFE and the president changed the trajectory of fuel economy improvements to 2025.
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