Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS)
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Table 1
Changes in Fuel Economy Standards

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New cars
Model year mpg
1978 18
1979 19
1980 20
1981 22
1982 24
1983 26
1984 27
1985 27.5
1986–1988 26
1989 26.5
1990–2002 27.5

New light trucks
Model year mpg
1982 17.5
1983 19
1984 20
1985 19.5
1986 20
1987–1989 20.5
1990 20
1991–1992 20.2
1993 20.4
1994 20.5
1995 20.6
1996–2002 20.7

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automotive Fuel Economy Program, “Annual Update Calendar Year 2000,” July 2001, table 11-1, available at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars, as of August 2000.



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