implementation of fuel economy standard and label. Other countries' experiences indicate that the program is very beneficial for … society, environment and government. The hierarchy of the program consists of the test procedure, fuel economy standards, fuel … economy label and incentive program as a peak of the program. Reviews of the fuel economy standard can be found in many …

Detroit automakers have opposed mandated improvements in fuel economy since legislation was first proposed in the 1970 …’s. Their opposition is based, among other considerations, on the assumption that their customers value fuel economy only … per MPG for higher fuel economy. At the price of gasoline prevailing in 2005, $2.30 per gallon, the $578 per MPG that …

promulgated the first-ever federal regulations mandating fuel economy improvements for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. While the … performance-based approach to these rules offers familiarity and assurances of fuel economy improvements, it also has some well …-known weaknesses. In this paper, we describe fuel economy technologies for the trucking sector, its economic structure, the details of …

Driving patterns exert an important influence on the fuel economy of vehicles, especially hybrid electric vehicles … parallel hybrid vehicle model and improves the fuel economy by about 8%. …

history of domestic fuel economy and energy policy, I establish a conceptual model that explains historical trends in adoption … of increased fuel economy. I then create a system dynamics simulation model to understand the relationship between … increased fuel economy standards and potential changes to gas tax policies. The model suggests that when increases in mandated …