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Study: Why CAFE changes could lead to larger cars, not smaller ones (Autoblog)
Filed under: Car Buying, Government/Legal, Technology
A study by the University of Michigan shows that auto manufacturers could meet
tougher fuel economy standards simply by increasing the size of the vehicles
they sell. A "footprint-based" formula for calculating mileage targets was
adopted when Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards were revised in 2007.
Researchers now think this could lead to bigger vehicles on the road rather
than increases in fuel economy for our nation's fleet.
"It's cheaper to make large vehicles, and meeting fuel-economy standards costs
[manufacturers] money in implementing and looking at what consumers will
purchase," one of the researchers told _Automotive News_.
The study simulated changes that auto manufacturers could make to 473
different vehicles in order to meet the new regulations. The model allowed for
changing the size of vehicles, as well as adding fuel-saving technology, wile
balancing acceleration and performance with fuel economy. Pricing was also
taken into account. The researchers think that the size of light trucks is
likely to grow, even more than the increases they forecast for cars, with the
changes coming about as soon as 2014.
"This study illustrates that there may be a substantial financial incentive to
produce larger vehicles, ...
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