49 C.F.R. § 531.5   Fuel economy standards.


Title 49 - Transportation


Title 49: Transportation
PART 531—PASSENGER AUTOMOBILE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS

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§ 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........................................................        18.01979........................................................        19.01980........................................................        20.01981........................................................        22.01982........................................................        24.01983........................................................        26.01984........................................................        27.01985........................................................        27.51986........................................................        26.01987........................................................        26.01988........................................................        26.01989........................................................        26.51990 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........................................................        16.11979........................................................        14.51980........................................................        15.81981........................................................        18.21982........................................................        18.21983........................................................        16.91984........................................................        16.91985........................................................        16.9------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2) Rolls-Royce Motors, Inc.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Average                                                                 fuel                                                                economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                                gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------1978........................................................        10.71979........................................................        10.81980........................................................        11.11981........................................................        10.71982........................................................        10.61983........................................................         9.91984........................................................        10.01985........................................................        10.01986........................................................        11.01987........................................................        11.21988........................................................        11.21989........................................................        11.21990........................................................        12.71991........................................................        12.71992........................................................        13.81993........................................................        13.81994........................................................        13.81995........................................................        14.61996........................................................        14.61997........................................................        15.11998........................................................        16.31999........................................................        16.3------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3) Checker Motors Corporation.

                      Average Fuel Economy Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Miles per                         Model year                             gallon------------------------------------------------------------------------1978........................................................        17.61979........................................................        16.51980........................................................        18.51981........................................................        18.31982........................................................        18.4------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4) Aston Martin Lagonda, Inc.

                      Average Fuel Economy Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Miles per                         Model year                             gallon------------------------------------------------------------------------1979........................................................        11.51980........................................................        12.11981........................................................        12.21982........................................................        12.21983........................................................        11.31984........................................................        11.31985........................................................        11.4------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5) Excalibur Automobile Corporation.

                      Average Fuel Economy Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Miles per                         Model year                             gallon------------------------------------------------------------------------1978........................................................        11.51979........................................................        11.51980........................................................        16.21981........................................................        17.91982........................................................        17.91983........................................................        16.61984........................................................        16.61985........................................................        16.6------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6) Lotus Cars Ltd.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Average                                                                 fuel                                                               economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                               gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------1994.......................................................         24.21995.......................................................         23.3------------------------------------------------------------------------

(7) Officine Alfieri Maserati, S.p.A.

                      Average Fuel Economy Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Miles per                         Model year                             gallon------------------------------------------------------------------------1978........................................................        12.51979........................................................        12.51980........................................................         9.51984........................................................        17.91985........................................................        16.8------------------------------------------------------------------------

(8) Lamborghini of North America.

                      Average Fuel Economy Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Miles per                         Model year                             gallon------------------------------------------------------------------------1983........................................................        13.71984........................................................        13.7------------------------------------------------------------------------

(9) LondonCoach Co., Inc.

                      Average Fuel Economy Standard------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                               Miles per                         Model year                             gallon------------------------------------------------------------------------1985........................................................        21.01986........................................................        21.01987........................................................        21.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(10) Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A./Vector Aeromotive Corporation.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Average                                                                 fuel                                                                economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                                gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------1995........................................................        12.81996........................................................        12.61997........................................................        12.5------------------------------------------------------------------------

(11) Dutcher Motors, Inc.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Average                                                                 fuel                                                                economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                                gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------1986........................................................        16.01987........................................................        16.01988........................................................        16.01992........................................................        17.01993........................................................        17.01994........................................................        17.01995........................................................        17.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(12) MedNet, Inc.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Average                                                                 fuel                                                                economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                                gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------1996........................................................        17.01997........................................................        17.01998........................................................        17.0------------------------------------------------------------------------

(13) Vector Aeromotive Corporation.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Average                                                                 fuel                                                                economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                                gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------1998........................................................        12.1------------------------------------------------------------------------

(14) Qvale Automotive Group Srl.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Average                                                                 fuel                                                                economy                         Model year                            standard                                                              (miles per                                                                gallon)------------------------------------------------------------------------2000........................................................        22.02001........................................................        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]

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