Figure 7-6 Car and Truck Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and Miles per Gallon (MPG): Model Years 1975-2013
Miles per Gallon
| Model Year | Car EPA Unadj., Lab (MPG) | Car CAFE Standard | Truck EPA Unadj., Lab (MPG) | Truck CAFE Standard |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 15.8 | 13.7 | ||
| 1976 | 17.5 | 14.4 | ||
| 1977 | 18.3 | 15.6 | ||
| 1978 | 19.9 | 18.0 | 15.2 | |
| 1979 | 20.3 | 19.0 | 14.7 | |
| 1980 | 23.5 | 20.0 | 18.6 | |
| 1981 | 25.1 | 22.0 | 20.1 | |
| 1982 | 26 | 24.0 | 20.5 | 17.5 |
| 1983 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 20.9 | 19.0 |
| 1984 | 26.3 | 27.0 | 20.5 | 20.0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 27.5 | 20.6 | 19.5 |
| 1986 | 27.9 | 26.0 | 21.4 | 20.0 |
| 1987 | 28.1 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 20.5 |
| 1988 | 28.6 | 26.0 | 21.2 | 20.5 |
| 1989 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 20.9 | 20.5 |
| 1990 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 20.7 | 20.0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 27.5 | 21.3 | 20.2 |
| 1992 | 27.6 | 27.5 | 20.8 | 20.2 |
| 1993 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 21.0 | 20.4 |
| 1994 | 28 | 27.5 | 20.8 | 20.5 |
| 1995 | 28.3 | 27.5 | 20.5 | 20.6 |
| 1996 | 28.3 | 27.5 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| 1997 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 |
| 1998 | 28.5 | 27.5 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
| 1999 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 20.5 | 20.7 |
| 2000 | 28.2 | 27.5 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| 2001 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 |
| 2002 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 20.6 | 20.7 |
| 2003 | 28.9 | 27.5 | 20.9 | 20.7 |
| 2004 | 28.9 | 27.5 | 20.8 | 20.7 |
| 2005 | 29.5 | 27.5 | 21.4 | 21.0 |
| 2006 | 29.2 | 27.5 | 21.8 | 21.6 |
| 2007 | 30.3 | 27.5 | 22.1 | 22.2 |
| 2008 | 30.5 | 27.5 | 22.7 | 22.5 |
| 2009 | 32.1 | 27.5 | 23.8 | 23.1 |
| 2010 | 32.7 | 27.5 | 23.8 | 23.5 |
| 2011 | 32.3 | 30.2 | 23.9 | 24.3 |
| 2012 | 34.3 | 32.7 | 24.1 | 25.2 |
| 2013 | 34.8 | 33.5 | 24.5 | 25.7 |
KEY: MPG = Miles per Gallon; EPA = U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
NOTES: Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards, which must be met at the manufacturer level were established by the U.S. Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (PL 94-163).
SOURCES: All Car and All Truck CAFE Stds: Davis, S.C., S.W. Diegel and R.G.Boundy. Transportation Energy Data Book, Edition 33 (July 2014), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. Tables 4-21 and 4-22. Available at cta.ornl.gov/data as of June 2015. Car and All Truck EPA MPG: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Light-Duty Automotive Technology, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, and Fuel Economy Trends: 1975 - 2013. Table 9.1. Available at http://epa.gov/otaq/fetrends.htm as of June 2015.