According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the auto industry outperformed national greenhouse gas emissions standards for a second consecutive year.
For MY 2013 vehicles, the average GHG emission came to 12 grams per mile — 1.4 miles per gallon — better than what was required by the 2013 standard. The EPA also found that MY 2013 vehicles delivered an all-time high average fuel economy of 24.1 mpg, while CO2 emissions remain at a record low. The agency notes that automakers are achieving these gains through the use of optional flexibilities, including fleet averaging and improved air conditioning systems.
The GHG standards cover light-duty vehicles made from MY 2012 through MY 2025, and are expected to save 12 billion barrels of oil while cutting 6 billion metric tons of greenhouse gases “over the lifetimes of vehicles sold in these years.” The EPA says most manufacturers — “representing more than 99% of sales” — met both 2012 and 2013 standards, while the rest have “several more years to come into compliance.”
Awesome. Good to hear positive news once in a while.
I was just thinking it means we’re losing displacement a little faster than we need to.
Also, the chrome trim only along the bottom of the C-Max is awkward.
I don’t like it. That’s another reason to buy the SE over the SEL. The SE doesn’t have that chrome strip. The proper way to buy the C-Max in is SE with 203A and the cold weather package. It gets you heated seats, mirrors, power liftgate, nav, ambient lighting, reverse sensing system, and puddle lamps. Conslaw and I have the same build in different colors. I’d like leather, but I wasn’t going to shell out an extra $3000 for it in order to get it and a power liftgate.
That’s quite costly for leather! I will always be sure and ask you about Ford trim levels. You always know.
Well more than the leather comes with the SEL (fog lights, an L at the end of the SE badge). However, none of it is compelling enough for me to move up from the SE. Plus, as you said, that brightwork under the windows is weird.
I just want to go on the record and say how intelligent, good looking and modest bball40dtw is.
Are you secretly his wife!
Better to keep people guessing.
You’re freakin me out, quit it.
Corey-
My wife wouldn’t say all those nice things about me. Conslaw is obviously a scholar and a gentleman.
HAHAH
Cracking me up at work.
There is no practical way to figure this out, but I wonder how the real-world mileage average would compare to the EPA Standards, what with the continuing increase in the number of “built to test” turbo 4-cylinder engines?
The gains in Pickup truck emissions/MPG’s must be helping quite a bit – considering their sales volumes.
And since even a 3-4 MPG increase can in some cases be a 25% improvement, it really adds up.
Is that 24.1 MPG with the old standards, new standards, or some completely different standards? Also, does it include multipliers for E85 capable vehicles and electric vehicles? Bottom line (I suppose): if you bought a new vehicle that achieved 21 MPG in the real world would you be improving or hurting the national average?
It depends on the segment. Pickup truck/SUV? Yes. CUV/minivan? No change. Car? Probably hurting a bit.