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Federal Efforts to Improve the Fuel Economy of New Automobiles

B-178205 Published: Jan 13, 1977. Publicly Released: Jan 13, 1977.
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A federal task force completed a comprehensive study of the long range energy goals for motor vehicles. The draft report of the task force attempts to present a balanced view of the tradeoffs that may be feasible and necessary among automobile goals beyond 1980.

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Automobile industryEnergy conservationFuel consumptionEnergy shortagesFuel conservationFuel suppliesGasolineMotor vehicle pollutionMotor vehicle standardsMotor vehicles