Final Rule for Model Year 2012 - 2016 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
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Rule Summary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are finalized a joint rule to establish a national program consisting of new standards for model year 2012 through 2016 light-duty vehicles that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. EPA is finalized the first-ever national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is finalized Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.
- Final Rule (pdf) (5.6 MB, published May 7, 2010)
- Regulatory Impact Analysis (pdf) (5.8 MB, EPA-420-R-10-009, April 2010)
- Summary and Analysis of Comments (pdf) (3.22 MB, EPA-420-R-10-012a, April 2010)
Rule History
Additional Resources
Fact Sheet
- EPA and NHTSA Finalize Historic National Program to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Improve Fuel Economy for Cars and Trucks (pdf) (188 KB, EPA-420-F-10-014, April 2010)
Joint Technical Support Document
- Final Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (pdf) (2.9 MB, EPA-420-R-10-901, April 2010)
Federal Register Notice Request for Comment
- Alternative Methods for Calculating Off-Cycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Application From Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (pdf) (210 KB, published October 1, 2018)
- Alternative Method for Calculating OffCycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Toyota Motor North America (pdf) (215 KB, published April 10, 2018)
- Alternative Method for Calculating OffCycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From General Motors and Toyota Motor North America (pdf) (215 KB, published February 26, 2018)
- Alternative Method for Calculating Off-Cycle Credits Under the Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications From BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, and Hyundai Motor Group (pdf) (222 KB, published June 19, 2017)
- Alternative Method for Calculating Off-cycle Credits under the Light-duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications from BMW Group, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Volkswagen Group of America (pdf) (220 KB, published September 2, 2016)
- Alternative Method for Calculating Off-cycle Credits for Mercedes-Benz Vehicles Under the Light-duty Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program (pdf) (247 KB, published October 1, 2013)
- Alternative Method for Calculating Off-cycle Credits under the Light-duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Program: Applications from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ford Motor Company, and General Motors Corporation (pdf) (220 KB, published June 3, 2015)