Some Cars Today Already Meet 2025 Gas-Mileage Standards: Did You Know? - Green Car Reports

Still, industry consensus says the second half of the standards, for model years 2018 to 2025, won't change in a major way. Ten years ago, most makers thought they would have to add high percentages of hybrids to their fleets to hit those numbers. Hybrids, meanwhile, have stayed at 3 to 4 percent of the U. S. market--less, lately, as the market share of SUVs and crossover utility vehicles has steadily risen while gas prices remain low. And yet, as a recent study by the National Research Council points out, a number of cars sold this year already meet or exceed the toughest standards for 2025. One particular graphic stands out in its report, Cost, Effectiveness and Deployment of... ALSO SEE: Hybrids, Electrics Not Needed To Reach 54. 5 MPG In 2025: Industry Exec (Jan 2014). European makers complain that staggering the rules that way is a. Source: www.greencarreports.com