CAFE standards require that all vehicles in the United States to meet the specific requirements for efficiency. This is a good thing, because excessive pollution causes damage to the environment, our health, let alone that affects our dependence on foreign oil.
Regulatory changes and new standards over the years have been adopted in 2016. By this time, all cars must get at least 34.1 mpg, or risk a fine. From “83, the government has already collected more than five hundred million U.S. dollars of fines cars that do not qualify.
Many of today’s cost-efficient and green cars are the result of meeting stringent automotive. Improvements are every year, the difference between mpg numbers now compared to already in the seventies is an amazing product. Auto manufacturers are not afraid CAFE law today because they developed technology that helps them to achieve standards.
It is cheaper to produce cars that are efficient, a lot of money, research, and goes to court. For example, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that the car will spend $ 51.5 billion over the next five years to get their model year 2016 fleet, which correspond to standard. Experts predict that cars will be around $ 900 more expensive than. However, better fuel efficiency leads to savings of $ 3,000 for its owner, because fuel consumption and vehicle improvements.
