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STAT VIEW Predicted vehicle efficiency of new EPA standards


Predicted Vehicle Efficiency of New EPA Standards


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published the final Phase 2 rule for heavy-­duty vehicle fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas standards.


The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic


The new rule enacts stricter emissions and fuel efficiency standards for each of the applicable categories of regulated vehicles and engines. The new standards are based on utilization of current technologies and fostering and implementing new technologies. The Phase 2 rule applies to medium and heavy-­duty vehicles manufactured through 2027.


Safety Administration published the final Phase 2 rule for heavy-duty vehicle fuel effi- ciency and greenhouse gas standards. The new rule enacts stricter emissions and fuel efficiency standards for each of


The below chart shows carbon efficiency and fuel consumption are predicted to change through both phases of the regulation.


the applicable categories of regulated vehicles and engines. The new standards are based on utilization of current technologies and fostering and implementing new technologies. The Phase 2 rule applies to medium and heavy-duty vehicles manufac- tured through 2027. The below chart shows how carbon efficiency and fuel consumption are predicted to change through both phases of the regulation.


Source: The International Council on Clean Transportation


Source: The International Council on Clean Transportation


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