Automakers ahead of schedule for 2020 fuel economy targets - Los Angeles Times
“The efficiency and emissions standards are working — all you have to do is look at cars and trucks that are on the road,” said Dr. Dave Cooke, vehicles analyst at UCS. Automakers must produce fleets that have a so-called Corporate Average Fuel Economy of about 42 miles per gallon by 2020 and 54. 5 mpg by 2025. But those numbers are compiled by mandated tests that overstate real life fuel economy and the window... The 2020 target is closer to 32 mpg and the 2025 is about 37 mpg, Cooke said. Vehicles that already meet or exceed those numbers include variants of nearly 100 different models, including some top sellers. Other versions of top sellers meeting the standard include the four-wheel-drive Honda CR-V, the Toyota Corolla LE ECO, the Honda Civic HF and Ford’s Fusion Hybrid and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. About 70% of sales of vehicles that meet or exceed 2020 standards run on conventional gasoline- and diesel-powered engines, Cooke said. Source: www.latimes.com
