Study of Feasibility and Effects of Reducing Use of Fuel for Automobiles. The Energy Policy Act of 2005. Report to Congress

摘要

The President signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 into law on August 8, 2005. Section 773 of the Act, 'Study of Feasibility and Effects of Reducing Use of Fuel for Automobiles' requires the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to conduct a study regarding the feasibility and effects of reducing by model year 2014, by a significant percentage, the amount of fuel consumed by automobiles. Section 773 also requires the Administrator to take into account, in conducting the study, alternatives to the policy under Federal law and the extent to which potential fuel cell technologies could contribute to achieving the reduction in automobile fuel consumption. When the Energy Policy Act of 2005 became law, NHTSA was in the midst of a major rulemaking determining the best way of reforming the structure consistent with recent findings and recommendations by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and increasing the standards of the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) program for light trucks.