Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency
Consumer Information
- The Top 10 Reasons Consumers Want 54.5 MPG by 2025, 05/22/12. (PDF)
- CFA's Preliminary Assessment of The Consumer Benefits of the Proposed Fuel Economy Standards, 01/12/12. (PDF)
- CFA Fact Sheet on California Clean Cars Program, 11/16/11. (PDF)
- CFA Fact Sheet on Consumer Concern about Oil Imports and Gas Prices and Support for 60 MPG, 03/29/11. (PDF)
Press Releases
- Used Car Buyers to Get EPA Mileage Information that will Dramatically Change Used Car Buying, 09/12/2013. (PDF)
- New Research: Consumers Embrace New Fuel Economy Standard, are Purchasing More High MPG Vehicles, and Plan to Significantly Increase Fuel Efficiency in Future Purchases, 04/29/2013. (PDF)
- New CFA Report: Consumer Adoption of High Fuel Efficiency Vehicles Increasing Dramatically, 12/13/12. (PDF)
- Top Consumer Experts Call on EPA to Grant California Clean Car Waiver, 09/19/12. (PDF)
- 54.5-mpg Standard Sets Critical Energy Policy for the Future & is a Win for Consumers, Automakers and Bipartisanship, 08/28/12. (PDF)
- New Analysis and Poll: Consumers Needs & Demand Align With 54.5 Standard, 07/16/12. (PDF)
- CFA Unveils the Top 10 Reasons Consumers Want 54.5 MPG by 2025, 05/22/12. (PDF)
- Unprecedented Support for 54.5 MPG Standard as Public Comment Period Ends, 02/13/12.(PDF)
- Nation’s Leading Consumer Groups Call on CA to Say “Yes” to Clean Cars, 01/25/12. (PDF)
- Nation’s Largest Consumer Groups Support 54.5 mpg Standard, 01/19/12. (PDF)
- New Fuel Economy Standard Will Lower Cost of Driving From First Month, 01/12/12. (PDF)
- 54.5 MPG Standard Protects Consumers’ Pocketbooks, 11/16/11. (PDF)
- CFA Calls on Congress to Keep Fuel Economy Standards Strong, 10/11/11. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups: New Fuel Standards Will Save You Money at the Pump, 07/29/11. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds Obama Administration on New Fuel Economy Standards, 07/29/11. (PDF)
- CFA and Consumers Union Launched an Ad Campaign Promoting High Fuel Economy Standards, 07/26/2011. (PDF)
- 10 Reasons Why the President Should Set the Fuel Economy Standard at 56 MPG by 2025, 07/25/11. (PDF)
- Car Makers Try to Scare White House into Exempting Gas Guzzling SUVs from New Fuel Economy Standards, 07/15/11. (PDF)
- Auto Industry Recommends that the President “Water-Down” his Approach to Coping with Cost of Gas and Dependence on Foreign Oil, 07/05/11. (PDF)
- The Consumer Case for Strong Fuel Economy Standards: 56 MPG By 2025 Works, 06/28/11. (PDF)
- New Fuel Economy Ratings on EPA Window Labels Show Need for Improvement, 05/31/11. (PDF)
- New Fuel Economy Labels Will Empower Consumers, 05/25/11. (PDF)
- Gas Costs: 10 Ways to Save Memorial Day Weekend and Throughout the Summer, 05/24/11. (PDF)
- CFA Survey and Report Finds Gas Expenditures Driving Concern About Gas Prices and Support for Higher Auto Standards, 05/16/11. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper in Response to Obama's Speech on America's Energy Security, 03/30/11. (PDF)
- CFA Surveys Reveal Record Public Concern About Gas Prices and Dependence on Oil Imports, 03/16/11. (PDF)
- National Survey Shows that Most Consumers Support 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standards by 2025, 09/28/10. (PDF)
- Fuel Economy and Consumer Savings Survey Fact Sheet, 09/28/10. (PDF)
- 22 Consumer Groups Call on President to Raise Fuel Economy Standards to 60 MPG By 2025, 09/22/10. (PDF)
- 2010 Models Don’t Make the Fuel Economy Grade: New Labels Can Increase Automaker Mileage Performance The Same Way the Crash Test Results Improved Safety Performance, 09/15/10. (PDF)
- Statement of CFA Director of Public Affairs and Author of The Car Book Jack Gillis in Response to New EPA Fuel Economy Labels 09/03/10. (PDF)
- New CFA Report: 60MPG or More Standard is Economically Achievable and Truly Responsive to Consumer Needs, 09/02/10. (PDF)
- Americans Strongly Support Cutting Oil Consumption, Increasing Fuel Economy Standards to 50 MPG, 05/18/10. (PDF)
- Large Majority of Americans Remain Concerned About Gas Prices and Oil Imports, 11/24/09. (PDF)
- Obama Fuel Economy Standard Will Save Consumers Nearly $500 Per Year in Gas Costs, 05/19/09. (PDF)
- Despite $1.90 Pump Price, a Large Majority of Americans Remain Concerned About Gas Prices and Oil Import Dependence, 02/03/09. (PDF)
- Stimulus Bill Should Include Auto Buyback Program to Jump Start Car Sales and Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil, 01/15/09. (PDF)
- Administration's Proposed Fuel Economy Standard Denies Consumers and the Nation 150 Billion Gallons of Vital Energy Savings, 08/18/08. (PDF)
- Dramatic Shift to Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began in 2005: New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA, 08/04/08. (PDF)
- Administration Fails to Follow Congressional Mandate: CFA Releases Detailed Analysis of Failure to Meet Mandate of Energy Independence and Security Act Passed by Congress Last Year, 07/01/08. (PDF)
- Ten Ways Drivers Can Cut Gasoline Costs and Gas Consumption: At $3.50 a Gallon, Typical Savings Can Be Up to 35 cents a Gallon, 04/21/08. (PDF)
- Consumers Want Fuel Economy They Can't Find, 04/21/08. (PDF)
- Historic Energy Bill Passed Today – Impact Depends on Agencies, 12/18/07. (PDF)
- CFA Lauds Passage of Senate Energy Bill, 12/14/07. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation Applauds Landmark Congressional Accord on Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards, 12/03/07. (PDF)
- CFA Calls on All 50 States to Adopt the California Clean Cars Program, 11/26/07. (PDF)
- New CFA Report: Consumer Energy Costs Skyrocket; Strong Support for Congressional Action, Poll Shows, 10/30/07. (PDF)
- Timing of Fuel Economy Increases Critical to Success, 07/26/07. (PDF)
- Florida's Stake in the Fuel Economy Battle, 07/25/07. (PDF)
- U.S. Automakers Show No Response to Consumer Demand for Improved Fuel Economy, 07/17/07. (PDF)
- Automakers Attempt to Slash Oil Savings in Senate Energy Bill, 06/19/07. (PDF)
- Rural Households Hit Harder by Rising Gas Prices, 06/13/07. (PDF)
- Mark Cooper's Statement from Fuel Economy Press Conference, 06/06/07. (PDF)
- Consumer Costs of a Ten in Ten MPG Mandate are Completely Offset by Fuel Savings, 06/04/07. (PDF)
- Americans Alarmed About Dependence on Oil Imports and Resulting High Gas Prices and Funding Terrorism, 05/21/07. (PDF)
- Consumers Still Greatly Concerned About Better Gas Mileage and Oil Imports Despite Falling Gas Prices, 11/13/06. (PDF)
- Oil Giants Continue to Benefit from US Energy Policy While Consumers and the Nation Suffer, 08/08/06. (PDF)
- CFA Releases Blueprint for Lowering Gasoline Costs Through Reduced Oil Consumption and Imports, 05/25/06. (PDF)
- 50 MPG Feasible, Affordable and Economical: New CFA analysis shows $3/gal Gasoline Can Make it Happen by 2030, 05/08/06. (PDF)
- New Report Shows That Within Vehicle Class, Fuel Efficiency Varies Widely, 02/27/06. (PDF)
- Rising Gas Prices Should Lower Auto Insurance Rates for Many Consumers, 01/20/06. (PDF)
- CFA Releases 12 Simple Tips That Can Reduce Dependence on Foreign Oil and Save Consumers Billions of Dollars, 12/27/05. (PDF)
- New Report Shows Nearly Three-Quarters of Americans Concerned About Future Gas Prices, 09/01/05. (PDF)
Audio
- CFA and Consumers Union PSA Calling For Strong Fuel Economy Standards, 07/21/11. (listen here)
Studies
- New Research: Consumers Embrace New Fuel Economy Standard, are Purchasing More High MPG Vehicles, and Plan to Significantly Increase Fuel Efficiency in Future Purchases, 04/29/2013. (PDF)
- A Key Step to Ending America's Oil Addiction, 07/16/12. (PDF)
- Setting the Record Straight on Increasing Fuel Economy Standards, 06/28/11. (PDF)
- Will Policymakers Get Serious About Ending Our “Addiction to Oil” by Supporting 60 MPG Fuel Economy Standards Report, 5/31/11. (PDF)
- Gasoline Prices and Expenditures Report, 03/16/11. (PDF)
- Public Support for a 60 Mile Per Gallon Fuel Economy Standard, 09/28/10. (PDF)
- Setting the Next Round of Fuel Economy Standards: Consumers Benefit at 60 Miles Per Gallon, 09/02/10. (PDF)
- U.S. Oil Market Fundamentals and Public Opinion Report, 05/18/10. (PDF)
- Shifting Fuel Economy into High Gear, 11/24/09. (PDF)
- A Boom for Big Oil – A Bust for Consumers: An Analysis of Policies to Meet American Energy Needs, 09/16/08. (PDF)
- Fuel Economy and Auto Sales: Automakers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Ignore Market Signals, 08/04/08. (PDF)
- Ending America's Oil Addiction: A Quarterly Report on Consumption, Prices and Imports First Quarter, 2008, 04/21/08. (PDF)
- A Consumer Analysis of the Adoption of the California Clean Cars Program in Other States: Arizona, 03/12/08. (PDF)
- A Step Toward s Brighter Energy Future: Policymakers Break the Logjam, But Vigorous Implementation Is Crucial, 12/18/07. (PDF)
- A Consumer Analysis of the Adoption of the California Clean Cars Program in Other States: New Mexico, 11/21/07. (PDF)
- No Time to Waste: America's Energy Situation is Dangerous, But Congress Can Adopt New Policies to Secure Our Future, 10/30/07. (PDF)
- Technology, Cost and Timing: An Analysis of Competing Congressional Proposals to Raise Fuel Economy Standards, 07/26/07. (PDF)
- Florida's Stake in the Fuel Economy Battle: An Analysis of the Economic, National Security and Environmental Impacts of Florida's Fuel Consumption and Increasing Federal Fuel Economy Standards, 07/25/07. (PDF)
- Big Oil v. Ethanol: The Consumer Stake in Expanding the Production of Liquid Fuels, 07/23/07. (PDF)
- Still Stuck in Neutral: America's Continued Failure to Improve Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy, 07/17/07. (PDF)
- Too Little, Too Late: Why the Auto Industry Proposal to Go Low and Slow on Fuel Economy Improvements is Not in the Consumer or National Interest, 07/12/07. (PDF)
- Greater Fuel Economy Gains in Senate Commerce Bill than Auto Industry Proposal, 06/18/07. (PDF)
- Rural Households Benefit More from Increases in Fuel Economy, 06/13/07. (PDF)
- National Cost-Benefit Analysis of Increasing Fuel Economy by 10mpg Over 10 Years, 06/04/07. (PDF)
- Stuck In Neutral: America's Failure to Improve Motor Vehicle Fuel Efficiency 1996-2005, 11/13/06. (PDF)
- Time to Change the Record on Oil Policy, 08/08/06. (PDF)
- A Blueprint for Energy Security: Addressing Consumer Concerns about Gasoline Prices and Supplies by Reducing Consumption and Imports, 05/25/06. (PDF)
- 50 by 2030: Why $3.00 Gasoline Makes the 50 Mile per Gallon Car Feasible, Affordable and Economic, 05/08/06. (PDF)
- 2006 Best and Worst Fuel Economy Ratings, 02/27/06. (PDF)
- The Impact of Rising Prices on Household Gasoline Expenditures, 09/01/05. (PDF)
Testimony and Comments
- "Will They or Won’t They?" Consumer Adoption of High Fuel Economy Vehicles, 1999-2012 and the Role of the 2025 Standards (PDF)
- American Federalism At Its Best: The EPA Should Grant a Clean Air Act Waiver for California's Advanced Clean Cars Program, 09/19/12. (PDF)
- CFA Comments to the EPA on California’s Waiver to Implement the Advanced Clean Car Program, 09/19/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Group Comments to EPA and NHTSA on Proposed Fuel Economy Standard, 02/13/12. (PDF)
- Comments by CFA's Jack Gillis before the California Air Resources Board Hearing on Advanced Clean Cars Program, 01/26/12. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper: The Consumer, Industry and National Benefits of the 2017-2025 Auto Standards, 01/26/12. (PDF)
- Statements of CFA's Jack Gillis before Joint NHTSA-EPA Hearings on Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025, 01/24/12. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Letter Urging California Air Resources Board to Support Advanced Clean Cars Program Standards 01/17/12. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper before the Joint NHTSA-EPA Hearings on Fuel Economy Standards for 2017-2025, 01/12. (PDF)
- CFA Views Fuel Economy From the Consumer Point Of View, 10/11/11. (PDF)
- Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper on the the American Energy Initiative before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, 03/17/11. (PDF)
- CFA Comments Submitted to NHTSA and EPA on their Notice of Upcoming Joint Rulemaking to Establish 2017 and Later Model Year Light Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and CAFE Standards, 10/29/10. (PDF)
- CFA's Comments on Fuel Economy Labels to NHTSA, 11/22/10. (PDF)
- Testimony of Jack Gillis to the EPA and NHTSA on Revisions and Additions to Motor Vehicle Fuel Economy Label, 10/21/10. (PDF)
- Letter to President Obama Asking to Establish New Fuel Economy Standards of 60 MPG, 09/22/10. (PDF)
- CFA Comments on NHTSA's Proposed Rule Establishing Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, 11/30/09. (PDF)
- Testimony of Dr. Mark Cooper to the EPA on Establishing Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards, 10/21/09. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups' Comments on Tire Efficiency Consumer Information Rulemaking, 8/21/09. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups' Comments to FTC Regarding Fuel Economy Advertising Guidelines, 06/26/09. (PDF)
- CFA Applauds President Obama's Decision to Move Ahead with 2011 Fuel Economy Increases, 01/27/09. (PDF)
- CFA Urges Leadership to Include Auto Buyback Program in the Economic Stimulus Package, 01/15/09. (PDF)
- Comments on NHTSA's Draft Environmental Impact Statement; Re: Average Fuel Economy Standards, 08/18/08. (PDF)
- CFA Comments on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Re: Average Fuel Economy Standards, Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, Model Years 2011-2015, 07/01/08. (PDF)
- 31 National, State and Local Consumer Organizations Request NHTSA to Hold Public Hearings on Fuel Economy Standards Before Final Rulemaking, 06/12/08. (PDF)
- Letter to New Mexico Environmental Health Department Regarding Clean Cars Program, 11/26/07. (PDF)
- Consumers Want a plan to Fill Their Tanks, NOT Empty Their wallets; Consumer Group Advertisement in Congress Daily, 11/14/07. (PDF)
- Re: New CFA Study Finds $400 Billion in Savings by 2020 From CAFE, Biofuels and R.E.S. Provisions in Energy Legislation, 10/31/07. (PDF)
- The Auto Industry Fuel Economy Bill Hurts Consumers, National Security and the Environment, 07/30/07. (PDF)
- Reports by CFA and National Petroleum Council Show Benefits of Markey-Platts Over Hill-Terry and Barton-Hastert, 07/26/07. (PDF)
- RE: CFA Study Finds Dramatically Higher Fuel Savings in Markey-Platts Bill than in Auto Industry Proposal, 07/12/07. (PDF)
- Statement of Dr. Mark Cooper on Markey-Platts Fuel Bill, 07/10/07. (PDF)
- 31 Consumer Groups Urge Co-sponsorship of Markey-Platts, H.R. 1506, 07/09/07. (PDF)
- Letter to House Supporting the Markey-Platts (H.R. 1506) Fuel Efficiency Legislation, 06/26/07. (PDF)
- CFA Letter to Senate Regarding Senate Commerce Energy Bill Benefits over Auto Industry Proposal, 06/18/07. (PDF)
- CFA Sign-on Advertisement for Increases in Fuel Economy, 06/14/07. (PDF)
- Consumer Groups Urge Support of S.1419 Fuel Economy Provisions Without Weakening Amendments, 06/13/07. (PDF)
- Mark Cooper's Statement from Fuel Economy Press Conference, 06/06/07. (PDF)
- Statement of CFA's Dr. Mark Cooper, Director of Research, Regarding Oil Consumption, 05/21/07. (PDF)
- CFA Letter to Senator Daniel K. Inouye Regarding the Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act, 04/20/07. (PDF)
- Consumer Federation Applauds Fuel Efficiency Bill from Markey and Platts, 03/13/07. (PDF)