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The automotive industry uses technology and innovation to develop real, measurable solutions that promote safety, energy efficiency, environmental protection, and mobility.

Today’s vehicles are more energy-efficient thanks to advancements by automakers that take a vehicle farther on a tank of gas or an alternative fuel. And, automobiles run cleaner today using higher quality fuel.

What Consumers Buy

Americans favor light trucks, including crossovers, SUVs, vans and pickups. In other parts of the world, customers make different choices, largely based on the cost of gas. Read More

More Consumer Choice

More MPG across all vehicles, from cars, to SUVs, vans and pickups

Consumers enjoy much choice when shopping for energy-efficient autos. More than 490 models are on sale that achieve high mileage, including about 45 hybrids, 34 plug-in hybrids, 24 electric, and three fuel cell electric vehicles. Customers are also finding fuel efficiency gains to the traditional gasoline engine.

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More Choice in Energy-Efficient Models

Sales of alternative powertrains remain modest. 

Consumer demand for the most energy-efficient vehicles is lower than expected for many reasons, including low gas prices. In model year 2018, the auto industry produced more than 100 electrified models. Their combined sales is about 4 percent of total U.S. sales, or 670,022 out of 17,215,163 in 2018. By contrast, pickup truck sales were 2,863,576, or 16.6% of total sales.

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Buyers Wanted

More than 50 electric vehicles on sale now.

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state electric vehicle mandate

Eleven states are mandating that automakers sell an increasing number of “Zero Emission Vehicles,” defined as battery electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and fuel cells. Government has a responsibility to help make its ZEV regulations successful with consumer incentives and investments in charging and fueling infrastructure, along with state fleet sales.    

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CO2 reductions

CO2 reductions from new vehicles are on track to surpass the goals of the Paris Climate Accord for 2025.

Under the Paris Climate Accord, the Obama Administration agreed that by 2025 the U.S. would cut greenhouse emissions by 26-28% compared to 2005 levels. The auto sector has already made significant carbon reductions. Fleet-wide automobile CO2 reductions are already more than 21% lower than in 2005. And, this does not include carbon reductions made in our plants. According to the 2018 EPA Trends Report (March 2019), the real-world emissions of new cars and light trucks went from an average of 447 g/mi CO2 in 2005 to 357 g/mi in 2017.

clean car progress

Automakers are on track to virtually eliminate smog-forming emissions from passenger vehicles in the next decade — even with more cars on our roads and people travelling more miles. By 2030, passenger cars will contribute only about 1% of ozone emissions from all sources of smog. And, as more customers buy new vehicles with advanced emissions control systems, we will progress even faster.

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automotive recycling

Autos are the most recycled consumer product

95% of retired passenger vehicles are processed for recycling every year. From floor mats and fluids to aluminum and steel, approximately 86% of a car’s material content is recycled, reused, or used for energy recovery. 

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Fuel Economy &

Carbon Reductions

According to consumer research, our customers want it all — better mileage, cleaner and safer technologies and affordable new vehicles. While we continue urging all stakeholders to work together toward a national program for fuel economy standards, automakers have our own roadmap to move forward while continuing to meet the needs and expectations of consumers. 

Our priorities are fourfold

Continue increasing fuel economy — year after year — to provide our customers with more energy-efficient vehicles with greater emissions reductions and the latest safety technologies.

Partner with public/private groups to get more energy-efficient vehicles on our roads via charging/fueling infrastructure, consumer incentives, government fleet sales and car-sharing and ride-sharing programs.

At the same time, continue increasing investments in research & development for more advancements in safety and efficiency.

Do all of this while still keeping new vehicles affordable.

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