The rise in crude oil and gasoline prices since the winter of 2006 has renewed the focus on U.S. fuel consumption in the transportation sector. Wider concerns over greenhouse gas emissions and climate change have contributed to interest in reducing fossil fuel consumption and improving the efficiency of the U.S. transportation sector. Possible changes to the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are one policy option to address the issue. CAFE standards are fleetwide fuel economy averages that manufacturers must meet each model year. Currently, separate CAFE standards are established for passenger cars and light trucks, which include sport utility vehicles (SUVs), vans, and pickup trucks. Several bills have been introduced in the 110th Congress to modify the CAFE program. Provisions vary from bill to bill but include increasing the CAFE standards for all vehicles; mandating higher CAFE for only certain vehicle classes; and/or granting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) broader authority to implement the CAFE program. This report provides a side-by-side comparison of several bills in the 110th Congress addressing passenger vehicle fuel economy in general and the CAFE program specifically. The report covers CAFE-related Senate and House bills that would explicitly increase passenger vehicle fuel economy standards. The bills are compared on various policy options including, but not limited to, the types of provisions identified above. The report also compares provisions in bills that would establish greenhouse gas emissions standards for passenger cars outside of the CAFE structure. Such emissions standards would likely also have the effect of increasing fuel economy.


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    Titel :

    Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE): A Comparison of Selected Legislation in the 110th Congress. CRS Report for Congress (Updated July 30, 2007)


    Beteiligte:
    B. D. Yacobucci (Autor:in) / R. Bamberger (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2007


    Format / Umfang :

    19 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch