India, Sept. 4 -- US saved $5 trillion in fuel costs, prevented 14 billion tonnes of carbon from releasing into the atmosphere, as onus was on manufacturers to improve fuel economy, the study points out

Regulators should ensure that the onus to improve fuel economy should be on automobile manufacturers - rather than on car buyers - as this had helped gain mammoth savings for the economy and the environment, showed a recent study.

Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency / Economy (CAFE) norms enacted in 1975 in the United States were assessed by the study, published in journal Energy Policy August 23, 2020. Regulatory standards cut greenhouse gas emissions, saved consumers money and reduced reliance on foreign oil producers, according to the s...