Kurzbeschreibung
Original publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, [1986] OCLC Number: (OCoLC)236490484 Subject: Automobiles -- United States -- Fuel consumption -- Statistics. Excerpt: ... truck standards have been set by NHTSA. Chapter 1, ( Table 1-1 ) of this report lists the individual fuel economy levels, in terms of miles per gallon, as currently set by the standards. This study is an assessment of the actual fuesl economy levels, and reduction in energy consumption of the new, more fuel-efficient vehicles produced from Model Year 1978 through 1981. It should be noted that, in addition to the fuel economy standards ( which took effect for passenger cars in Model Year 1978 and for light trucks in Model Year 1979 ), consumer demand and other market forces provided incentives for greater fuel economy during that time period. This study does not attempt to determine what portion of the improved fuel economy is attributable to the Federal standards. A second major portion of this study develops estimates of annual vehicle miles traveled ( VMT ) by age and type of vehicle ( passenger car and light truck ) using vehicle odometer readings. It is believed that this is the first time that estimates of VMT have been developed using actual odometer readings from a large-scale national sample of the U.S. vehicle fleet. The study was conducted to comply both with Executive Order 12291 concerning the review of Federal regulations, and with NHTSA's regulatory review plan published in March 1982 ( Regulatory Reform-The Review Process ). xiv