Our Recent Clean Vehicles Accomplishments
UCS helped shape historic new fuel economy standards, unveiled revolutionary new vehicle designs, and introduced a plan to cut U.S. oil use in half.
Secured adoption of landmark fuel efficiency standards.
UCS played an instrumental role in the development and adoption of new fuel efficiency and global warming standards that will apply to cars through 2016 and medium- and heavy-duty trucks through 2018—the largest increase in fuel economy in more than three decades.
We also provided detailed analyses that set the bar for what is technically and economically possible for vehicle standards covering 2017 to 2025 (as recently proposed by the Obama administration).
Unveiled the Model E, a groundbreaking family of fuel-efficient vehicle designs.
UCS showed what is possible if automakers and policy makers commit to overcoming the challenges that currently exist in providing consumers with a choice of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery-powered, and fuel-cell-powered electric vehicles.
The UCS Model E demonstrates the potential of existing clean vehicle technologies to move the country toward a low-carbon transportation future.
Introduced a plan to cut U.S. oil consumption in half within the next 20 years.
Through improved efficiency, low-carbon biofuels, vehicle electrification, and better transportation choices, our National Oil Savings Plan would cut projected U.S. oil use by 50 percent by 2030. We succeeded in incorporating its key principles into proposed Senate legislation.
Defined a role for biofuels in combating global warming and oil dependence.
Our report The Billion Gallon Challenge shows policy makers how to move away from corn-based ethanol—which can result in more heat trapping emissions than gasoline—and toward the first billion gallons of low carbon "cellulosic" biofuels.
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UCS experts work to support policies that encourage the growth and development of clean vehicle and fuel technologies. You can help support this work:
