[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 6]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR533.5]
[Page 99-101]
TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER V--NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC
SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION
PART 533_LIGHT TRUCK FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS--Table of Contents
Sec. 533.5 Requirements.
(a) Each manufacturer of light trucks shall comply with the
following average fuel economy standards, expressed in miles per gallon,
in the model year specified as applicable:
Table I
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2-wheel drive 4-wheel drive Limited
light trucks light trucks product
Model year ------------------------------------ line
Captive Captive light
imports Other imports Other trucks
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1979............................................................... ....... 17.2 ....... 15.8 .......
1980............................................................... 16.0 16.0 14.0 14.0 14.0
1981............................................................... 16.7 16.7 15.0 15.0 14.5
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Table II
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Combined 2-wheel drive 4-wheel drive
standard light trucks light trucks
Model year --------------------------------------------------
Captive Captive Captive
imports Others imports Others imports Others
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1982......................................................... 17.5 17.5 18.0 18.0 16.0 16.0
1983......................................................... 19.0 19.0 19.5 19.5 17.5 17.5
1984......................................................... 20.0 20.0 20.3 20.3 18.5 18.5
1985......................................................... 19.5 19.5 19.7 19.7 18.9 18.9
1986......................................................... 20.0 20.0 20.5 20.5 19.5 19.5
1987......................................................... 20.5 20.5 21.0 21.0 19.5 19.5
1988......................................................... 20.5 20.5 21.0 21.0 19.5 19.5
1989......................................................... 20.5 20.5 21.5 21.5 19.0 19.0
1990......................................................... 20.0 20.0 20.5 20.5 19.0 19.0
1991......................................................... 20.2 20.2 20.7 20.7 19.1 19.1
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Table III
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Combined standard
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Model Year Captive
imports Other
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1992................................................ 20.2 20.2
1993................................................ 20.4 20.4
1994................................................ 20.5 20.5
1995................................................ 20.6 20.6
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Table IV
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Model year Standard
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2001........................................................ 20.7
2002........................................................ 20.7
2003........................................................ 20.7
2004........................................................ 20.7
2005........................................................ 21.0
2006........................................................ 21.6
2007........................................................ 22.2
2008........................................................ 22.5
2009........................................................ 23.1
2010........................................................ 23.5
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[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR14AP06.001
Where:
N is the total number (sum) of light trucks produced by a manufacturer,
Ni is the number (sum) of the ith light truck
model type produced by the manufacturer, and
Ti is fuel economy target of the ith light truck
model type, which is determined according to the following formula,
rounded to the nearest hundredth:
[GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] TR14AP06.000
Where:
Parameters a, b, c, and d are defined in Sec. 533.3 Table V;
e = 2.718; and
x = footprint (in square feet, rounded to the nearest tenth) of the
model type
Table V.--Parameters for the Reformed CAFE Fuel Economy Targets
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Parameters
Model year ---------------------------------------------------------------
a b c d
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2008............................................ 28.56 19.99 49.30 5.58
2009............................................ 30.07 20.87 48.00 5.81
2010............................................ 29.96 21.20 48.49 5.50
2011............................................ 30.42 21.79 47.74 4.65
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(b)(1) For model year 1979, each manufacturer may:
(i) Combine its 2- and 4-wheel drive light trucks and comply with
the average fuel economy standard in paragraph (a) of this section for
2-wheel drive light trucks; or
(ii) Comply separately with the two standards specified in paragraph
(a) of this section.
(2) For model year 1979, the standard specified in paragraph (a) of
this section for 4-wheel drive light trucks applies only to 4-wheel
drive general utility vehicles. All other 4-wheel drive light trucks in
that model year shall be included in the 2-wheel drive category for
compliance purposes.
(c) For model years 1980 and 1981, manufacturers of limited product
line light trucks may:
(1) Comply with the separate standard for limited product line light
trucks, or
(2) Comply with the other standards specified in Sec. 533.5(a), as
applicable.
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(d) For model years 1982-91, each manufacture may:
(1) Combine its 2- and 4-wheel drive light trucks (segregating
captive import and other light trucks) and comply with the combined
average fuel economy standard specified in paragraph (a) of this
section; or
(2) Comply separately with the 2-wheel drive standards and the 4-
wheel drive standards (segregating captive import and other light
trucks) specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
(e) For model year 1992, each manufacturer shall comply with the
average fuel economy standard specified in paragraph (a) of this section
(segregating captive import and other light trucks).
(f) For model year 1996 and thereafter, each manufacturer shall
combine its captive imports with its other light trucks and comply with
the average fuel economy standard in paragraph (a) of this section.
(g) For model years 2008-2010, at a manufacturer's option, a
manufacturer's light truck fleet may comply with the fuel economy level
calculated according to Figure I and the appropriate values in Table V,
with said option being irrevocably chosen for that model year and
reported as specified in Sec. 537.8.
(h) For model year 2011, a manufacturer's light truck fleet shall
comply with the fuel economy level, calculated according to Figure I and
the appropriate values in Table V.
[43 FR 12014, Mar. 23, 1978, as amended at 45 FR 20878, Mar. 31, 1980;
47 FR 7250, Feb. 18, 1982; 47 FR 32721, July 29, 1982; 53 FR 11090, Apr.
5, 1988; 55 FR 12497, Apr. 4, 1990; 56 FR 13784, Apr. 4, 1991; 58 FR
18029, Apr. 7, 1993; 59 FR 16323, Apr. 6, 1994; 61 FR 14682, Apr. 3,
1996; 62 FR 15860, Apr. 3, 1997; 63 FR 16701, Apr. 6, 1998; 64 FR 16862,
Apr. 7, 1999; 65 FR 17778, Apr. 5, 2000; 66 FR 17516, Apr. 2, 2001; 67
FR 16060, Apr. 4, 2002; 68 FR 16899, Apr. 7, 2003; 71 FR 17676, Apr. 6,
2006; 71 FR 19450, Apr. 14, 2006]