Vehicle fleet turnover and the future of fuel economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15549062 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David R Keith (0000-0003-4938-0617, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Samantha Houston (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Sergey Naumov (0000-0003-1882-1854, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 021001-021001 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Environmental Research Letters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1748-9326 • E-ISSN: 1748-9326 |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aaf4d2 |
| OpenAlex | W2912384362 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 4 |
The real-world impacts of the Trump administration's effort to roll back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for new light-duty vehicles are not obvious, because new vehicles are highly durable and remain in the on-road fleet for many years. We demonstrate that freezing CAFE between 2020-2026, one of the proposals circulated by the Trump administration, will increase fleet fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions until 2040 and beyond, because relatively lessefficient vehicles sold during this time would remain in use for potentially decades. We argue for stringent fuel-economy standards for new vehicles, and for placing greater emphasis on the retirement and disposal of the oldest and most inefficient vehicles on our roads. These steps will help to build a fleet that is efficient, low-emission, and adaptable as the automotive industry enters a period of unprecedented technological change
Automotive industry · Business · Consumption (sociology · Economics · Economy · Fuel efficiency · Greenhouse gas · Natural resource economics · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies · Engineering · Environmental Science · Vehicle emissions and performance · Automotive Engineering
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| Citations per year | 1.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |