Clean Cities Strategic Planning White Paper: Light Duty Vehicle Fuel Economy

Technical Report · Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1185976· OSTI ID:1185976

Saulsbury, Bo ^[1]; Hopson, Dr Janet L ^[2]; Greene, David ^[2]; Gibson, Robert ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
2. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)

Increasing the energy efficiency of motor vehicles is critical to achieving national energy goals of reduced petroleum dependence, protecting the global climate, and promoting continued economic prosperity. Even with fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards and various economic incentives for clean and efficient vehicles, providing reliable and accurate fuel economy information to the public is important to achieving these goals. This white paper reviews the current status of light-duty vehicle fuel economy in the United States and the role of the Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Program in disseminating fuel economy information to the public.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC05-00OR22725
• OSTI ID: 1185976
• Report Number(s): ORNL/TM-2015/151; VT0204000; CEVT032
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English