Gasoline Economic system Flat in 2021, Emissions Down Barely, Says EPA
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DETROIT — Gasoline economic system for 2021 mannequin 12 months automobiles within the U.S. stayed flat with 2020 as folks continued to purchase less-efficient vehicles and SUVs, in response to an annual authorities report printed Dec. 12.
The fleet of latest automobiles received 25.4 miles per gallon for the mannequin 12 months, whereas greenhouse fuel emissions dropped by 2 grams per mile to a document low of 347, the Environmental Safety Company mentioned in its annual Automotive Tendencies Report. The 2021 gasoline economic system determine ties a document set in mannequin 12 months 2020.
The efficiency got here underneath gasoline economic system and emissions requirements that had been relaxed when Donald Trump was president. Necessities will begin to improve at the next price in 2026 underneath requirements adopted by the Biden administration.
The EPA mentioned in an announcement that every one automobile varieties are at document low carbon dioxide emissions, however “the market shift away from automobiles and towards sport utility automobiles and pickups has offset among the fleetwide advantages.”
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Within the 2021 mannequin 12 months, automobiles and station wagons, essentially the most environment friendly automobiles, fell to 26% of U.S. new automobile manufacturing, properly beneath the 50% market share as just lately as 2013, the EPA mentioned. SUVs had been a document 45% of latest automobile gross sales for the 2021 mannequin 12 months, whereas pickup vehicles hit 16%.
Stellantis, the previous Fiat Chrysler, had the bottom gasoline economic system and the very best emissions of all producers at 21.3 mpg and 417 grams per mile of carbon dioxide. Tesla, which makes solely electrical automobiles, had the very best mileage equal at 121.5 mpg, and nil carbon dioxide emissions.
9 producers had been above their EPA carbon dioxide emissions customary: BMW, Volkswagen, Kia, Nissan, Hyundai, Normal Motors, Mazda, Stellantis and Mercedes. 5 had been beneath their requirements, that means they emitted lower than allowed: Tesla, Subaru, Ford, Honda and Toyota. Automakers can meet the requirements with credit they accrued or purchased from different producers.
The EPA mentioned that for the reason that 2004 mannequin 12 months, common gasoline economic system within the U.S. is up 6.1 mpg, or 32%.
It mentioned that gas-electric hybrid manufacturing reached a brand new excessive of 9% of all automobiles within the 2021 mannequin 12 months. whereas electrical, plug-in hybrid and gasoline cell automobiles had been 4% of nationwide manufacturing.
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