Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > cafe standard

cafe standard

Enacted by Congress in 1975, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program mandates that all manufacturers marketing vehicles in the United States meet average fuel economy requirements for each class of vehicles they sell. Each manufacturer's fleet must average 27.5 mpg for cars and 20.7 mpg for light trucks. Manufacturers are subject to a fine of $55 per truck when the average fuel economy of their fleet falls short of the CAFE light-truck standard by one mile per gallon.

0
Collect to Blossary

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Katrin Talan
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 0

    Followers

Industry/Domain: People Category: Scientists

Charles Darwin

Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882), an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time ...

Featured blossaries

Motorcycle Stunt Riding

Category: Sports   1 5 Terms

Natural Disasters

Category: Other   2 20 Terms