Energy Evidence

CAFE Standards Not an Undue Burden on Domestic Manufacturers

01/01/2002

National Academy of Sciences. 2002.

“Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards” was written at the request of Congress explores the various impacts of CAFE standards. The authors find that the policy “clearly contributed to increased fuel economy”, while “the R&D demands created by the standards did not unduly burden the domestic manufacturers”.

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Experts Claim the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) Saves Lives and Money

07/01/1994

Clarence Ditlow and Joan Claybrook. Testimony before Congress. July 1994.

"Criticism Run Amok" claims that soon-to-be Justice Stephen Breyer had been unjustly critical of the National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA). The authors argue that the NHTSA has “saved hundreds of thousands of lives and untold billions of dollars”.

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CAFE Standard's Positive Effect On Fuel Economy and Consumption

05/01/1986

Glenn G. Parsons. National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration. May 1986.

“Fuel Economy and Annual Travel for Passenger Cars and Light Trucks: National On-Road Survey” finds that between 1977 (CAFE standards went into effect in 1978) and 1981, fuel economy for passenger cars increased by 41 percent, while fuel consumption was reduced by $53. 8 billion.  

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