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NHTSA finalizes SAFE Vehicles Rule III resetting fuel-economy standards for model years 2022-2031
NHTSA published a final rule on Sept. 30 recalibrating Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards for passenger cars and light trucks for model years 2022 through 2031. NHTSA estimates the standards correspond to a fleetwide average of roughly 34.9 mpg in model year 2031. The rule ends trading of credits earned in model year 2028 and later and applies updated vehicle classification definitions from model year 2030. It takes effect Nov. 30.
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Key points
- Passenger-car standards rise 0.90 percent a year from the revised model year 2022 level through model year 2029.Federal Register
- The rule, 91 FR 61988, amends 49 CFR parts 523, 531, 533, 536, 537 and 578 and takes effect Nov. 30, 2026.Federal Register
- DOT released the rule Sept. 28; it was published in the Federal Register Sept. 30.Federal RegisterCollisionWeekGM Authority
- Modeled air-conditioning and off-cycle fuel-consumption credits end in the standard-setting analysis beginning in model year 2028.Federal Register
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