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Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards

EFFECTIVENESS AND IMPACT
OF
CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL
ECONOMY (CAFE) STANDARDS


(PREPUBLICATION — UNEDITED PROOF)


Committee on 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


NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.


CONTENTS


Front Matter -- PDF file

Executive Summary -- PDF file

Chapter 1  Introduction -- PDF file

Chapter 2  The CAFE Standards: An Assessment -- PDF file

Chapter 3  Technologies for Improving the Fuel Economy of Passenger Cars and Light-Duty Trucks -- PDF file

Attachment 3A  A Technical Evaluation of Two Weight- and Engineering-Based Fuel Efficiency Parameters for Cars and Light Trucks -- PDF file

Chapter 4  Impact of a More Fuel Efficient Fleet -- PDF file

Attachment 4A  Life-Cycle Analysis of Automobile Technologies -- PDF file

Chapter 5  Potential Modifications and Alternatives to CAFE -- PDF file

Attachment 5A  Development of an Enhanced-CAFE Standard -- PDF file

Chapter 6  Findings and Recommendations -- PDF file

Appendix A  Dissent on Safety Issues: Fuel Economy and Highway Safety -- PDF file

Appendix B  Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- PDF file

Appendix C  Presentations and Committee Activities -- PDF file

Appendix D  Statement of Work: Effectiveness and Impact of CAFE Standards -- PDF file

Acronyms and Abbreviations -- PDF file

 

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