US Proposes Civil Penalty Rate for Automakers Failing to Meet Fuel Economy Standards

Summary

The US government is proposing a new civil penalty rate for automobile manufacturers that fail to meet corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, which would be based on the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (EPCA) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA).