New GFEI analysis says that fuel economy policies work, but more action needed
Thu 12 January 2017
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The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) has published a new fuel economy benchmarking study which examines global progress in improving fuel economy over the decade to 2015. The report finds that fuel economy policies work but that more action is needed.
The new report is unique in its scale and comprehensiveness, covering more than 80% of the global vehicle market. It extends and enhances previous research that GFEI has published regularly since 2011 by including a longer time series, an updated in-depth exploration of fuel economy drivers in 17 countries and a new section on trends in vehicle prices globally.
Pierpaolo Cazzola, Energy Technology Policy Analyst at the IEA and lead author of the report said that the analysis highlights that while average fuel economy is continuing to improve, the rate of improvement has been slowing down in recent years. The average amount of fuel required to travel 100 km fell from 8.8 Lge (litres of gasoline equivalent) in 2005 to 7.3 Lge/100km in 2015.
Between 2005 and 2008 the improvement rate was 1.8%, but between 2014 and 2015 the rate of improvement had slowed to 1.1%.
The report shows that Light Duty Vehicles (LDVs) sold in OECD countries use less fuel (at same power) than those marketed in non-OECD countries. This suggests that there is a technological gap in engine technology deployment between OECD and non-OECD countries. Yet, fuel use per km in North America and Australia still exceeds the values observed in the non-OECD. This is primarily imputable to a high proportion of LDV sales with large power and displacement engines, heavy weight and a large footprint, in comparison with the global average.
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