Briefing Date: 07/30/2001 Topic: Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE)
Topic:	Standards

THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
National Research Council
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
Transportation Research Board
Committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel
Economy (CAFE) Standards

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Congressional Briefings
Monday, July 30, 2001
325 Russell Senate Office Bldg. -- 2:00 p.m.
and
210 Cannon House Office Bldg. -- 3:30 p.m.

on

Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards

by

Paul R. Portney, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. and Chairman, Committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems and Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, accompanied by Members of the Committee on the Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards

Congress established the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards with the passage of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975. These standards require vehicle manufacturers to meet a minimum average of miles per gallon for passenger cars and light trucks sold in the United States.

Requested by Congress in PL 106-346, this new report from the National Academies evaluates the standards in light of the effects they have had on fuel consumption, the U.S. automotive sector, safety, and other issues. It also assesses new technologies for improving fuel economy, the impact of raising CAFE standards, and potential alternative policies for achieving higher fuel economy.

These briefings were for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The report was publicly released on the afternoon of July 30, 2001. The full text is available online through the Web site of the National Academies Press.