Corporate Average Fuel Economy
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The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) are regulations in the United States, first enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1975, and intended to improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks (trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles) sold in the US in the wake of the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo. Historically, it is the sales-weighted harmonic mean fuel economy, expressed in miles per US gallon (mpg), of a manufacturer's fleet of current model year passenger cars or light trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 8,500 pounds (3,856 kg) or less, manufactured for sale in the US. If the average fuel economy of a manufacturer's annual fleet of vehicle production falls below the defined standard, the manufacturer must pay a penalty, currently $5.50 USD per 0.1 mpg under the standard, multiplied by the manufacturer's total production for the U.S. domestic market. In addition, a Gas Guzzler Tax is levied on individual passenger car models (but not trucks, vans, minivans, or SUVs) that get less than .
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| 49 U.S.C. Chapter 329 - Automobile Fuel Economy (2... 49 U.S.C. Chapter 329 - Automobile Fuel Economy (2009) uscode.house.gov/download/pls/49C329.txt - Web |
| NHTSA: CAFE Overview NHTSA: CAFE Overview www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/cafe/overview.htm - Web |
| NHTSA: Corporate Average Fuel Economy NHTSA: Corporate Average Fuel Economy www.nhtsa.dot.gov/.../ - Web |
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