RULEMAKING SUPPORT PAPER CONCERNING THE 1981-1984 PASSENGER AUTO AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS
The report assesses the automobile industry ability to produce more fuel efficient automobiles in the 1981-1984 time frame. The assessment included the following considerations: technology feasibility, economic practicability, effect of other Federal standards, and the need of the nation to conserve fuel. This assessment indicated that the manufacturers could achieve average fuel economy standards of 22 mpg in 1981, 24 mpg in 1982, 26 mpg in 1983 and 27 mpg in 1984. (Portions of this document are not fully legible)
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Corporate Authors:
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Office of Automotive Fuel Economy, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 - Publication Date: 1977-7
Media Info
- Pagination: 223 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Automobiles; Costs; Economic factors; Economic impacts; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Feasibility analysis; Forecasting; Fuel conservation; Fuel consumption; Manufacturing; Standards
- Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis
- Old TRIS Terms: Automobile makes
- Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00117482
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/HS-803 184
- Files: TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM