Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy. : The CAFE Standards.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Automobiles.

Air--Pollution.

Air.

Environmental law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (13 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2010.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, which require automobiles and light trucks to meet specified fuel economy standards for each model year. Describes attribute-based standards under the model year 2011 rule. Reviews CAFE and reduction of carbon dioxide emissions; and the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Act of 2009, to establish a program to provide vouchers to prospective purchasers toward the purchase of a new, fuel efficient vehicle, provided the trade-in vehicle is sent for scrappage.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2012). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress.Congressional Research Service. Automobile and Light Truck Fuel Economy

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