[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 49, Volume 5] [Revised as of October 1, 2002] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 49CFR531.5] [Page 95-97] TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION OF TRANSPORTATION PART 531--PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS--Table of Contents Sec. 531.5 Fuel economy standards. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, each manufacturer of passenger automobiles shall comply with the following standards in the model years specified: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978........................................................ 18.0 1979........................................................ 19.0 1980........................................................ 20.0 1981........................................................ 22.0 1982........................................................ 24.0 1983........................................................ 26.0 1984........................................................ 27.0 1985........................................................ 27.5 1986........................................................ 26.0 1987........................................................ 26.0 1988........................................................ 26.0 1989........................................................ 26.5 1990 and thereafter......................................... 27.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (b) The following manufacturers shall comply with the standards indicated below for the specified model years: (1) Avanti Motor Corporation. Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978........................................................ 16.1 1979........................................................ 14.5 1980........................................................ 15.8 1981........................................................ 18.2 1982........................................................ 18.2 1983........................................................ 16.9 1984........................................................ 16.9 1985........................................................ 16.9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (2) Rolls-Royce Motors, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978........................................................ 10.7 1979........................................................ 10.8 1980........................................................ 11.1 1981........................................................ 10.7 1982........................................................ 10.6 1983........................................................ 9.9 1984........................................................ 10.0 1985........................................................ 10.0 1986........................................................ 11.0 1987........................................................ 11.2 1988........................................................ 11.2 1989........................................................ 11.2 1990........................................................ 12.7 1991........................................................ 12.7 1992........................................................ 13.8 1993........................................................ 13.8 1994........................................................ 13.8 1995........................................................ 14.6 1996........................................................ 14.6 1997........................................................ 15.1 1998........................................................ 16.3 1999........................................................ 16.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (3) Checker Motors Corporation. [[Page 96]] Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978........................................................ 17.6 1979........................................................ 16.5 1980........................................................ 18.5 1981........................................................ 18.3 1982........................................................ 18.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (4) Aston Martin Lagonda, Inc. Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1979........................................................ 11.5 1980........................................................ 12.1 1981........................................................ 12.2 1982........................................................ 12.2 1983........................................................ 11.3 1984........................................................ 11.3 1985........................................................ 11.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (5) Excalibur Automobile Corporation. Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978........................................................ 11.5 1979........................................................ 11.5 1980........................................................ 16.2 1981........................................................ 17.9 1982........................................................ 17.9 1983........................................................ 16.6 1984........................................................ 16.6 1985........................................................ 16.6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (6) Lotus Cars Ltd. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1994....................................................... 24.2 1995....................................................... 23.3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (7) Officine Alfieri Maserati, S.p.A. Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1978........................................................ 12.5 1979........................................................ 12.5 1980........................................................ 9.5 1984........................................................ 17.9 1985........................................................ 16.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (8) Lamborghini of North America. Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1983........................................................ 13.7 1984........................................................ 13.7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (9) LondonCoach Co., Inc. Average Fuel Economy Standard ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Miles per Model year gallon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1985........................................................ 21.0 1986........................................................ 21.0 1987........................................................ 21.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (10) Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A./Vector Aeromotive Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1995........................................................ 12.8 1996........................................................ 12.6 1997........................................................ 12.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (11) Dutcher Motors, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1986........................................................ 16.0 1987........................................................ 16.0 1988........................................................ 16.0 1992........................................................ 17.0 1993........................................................ 17.0 1994........................................................ 17.0 1995........................................................ 17.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (12) MedNet, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1996........................................................ 17.0 1997........................................................ 17.0 1998........................................................ 17.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (13) Vector Aeromotive Corporation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1998........................................................ 12.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (14) Qvale Automotive Group Srl. [[Page 97]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average fuel economy Model year standard (miles per gallon) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2000........................................................ 22.0 2001........................................................ 22.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [43 FR 28204, June 29, 1978, as amended at 46 FR 18721, Mar. 26, 1981; 47 FR 55685, Dec. 13, 1982; 51 FR 35620, Oct. 6, 1986; 53 FR 39302, Oct. 6, 1988; 55 FR 12486, Apr. 4, 1990; 55 FR 34018, Aug. 21, 1990; 56 FR 37479, Aug. 7, 1991; 60 FR 47878, Sept. 15, 1995; 61 FR 4370, Feb. 6, 1996; 61 FR 67492, Dec. 23, 1996; 62 FR 17101, Apr. 9, 1997; 62 FR 37154, July 11, 1997; 64 FR 12092, Mar. 11, 1999; 65 FR 58484, Sept. 29, 2000]