Effectiveness and impact of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards /
[Book]
Committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council.
Washington, D.C. :
National Academy Press,
2002.
1 online resource (xiii, 166 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Tables and Figures""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 The CAFE Standards: An Assessment""; ""3 Technologies for Improving the Fuel Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks""; ""4 Impact of a More Fuel-Efficient Fleet""; ""5 Potential Modifications of and Alternatives to CAFE""; ""6 Findings and Recommendations""; ""A Dissent on Safety Issues: Fuel Economy and Highway Safety""; ""B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""C Presentations and Committee Activities""
""D Statement of Work: Effectiveness and Impact of CAFE Standards""""E Acronyms and Abbreviations""; ""F Letter Report: Technology and Economic Analysis in the Prepublication Version of the Report Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards""
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The National Academy Press, based in Washington, D.C., presents the full text of a book entitled "Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards," authored by the Transportation Research Board and originally published in 2001. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program requires automobile manufacturers to increase the sales-weighted average fuel economy of the passenger car and light-duty truck fleets sold in the United States. The book highlights technologies for improving the fuel economy, the impact of a more fuel efficient fleet, and potential modifications and alternatives to CAFE.
Effectiveness and impact of corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards.
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Automobiles-- Fuel consumption-- Standards-- United States.
Automobiles-- Industrie et commerce-- Consommation d'énergie-- États-Unis.
Essence-- Normes-- États-Unis.
Automobiles-- Fuel consumption-- Standards.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Energy.
SCIENCE-- Energy.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING-- Power Resources-- General.
United States.
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National Research Council (U.S.)., Board on Energy and Environmental Systems.
National Research Council (U.S.)., Committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards.
National Research Council (U.S.)., Transportation Research Board.