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Fuel Efficiency

Fuel efficiency refers to the energy efficiency of a particular vehicle model, usually measured in miles per gallon or kilometers per litre. Vehicle fuel efficiency depends on properties that include engine performance, weight, and driver behavior. This page presents technical resources that examine advanced vehicles, fuel economy, and idle reduction. See also fuel efficiency standards and alternative fuels and vehicles.

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative Toolkit

The GFEI toolkit aims to help navigate the main steps needed to develop fuel economy policy to improve vehicle efficiency…

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Global Fuel Economy Initiative

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2011 Summit Highlights: Transport for Society

This website provides webcasts of keynote speeches as well as presentation slides, session summaries, and other documents from the International…

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International Transport Forum

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center: Data, Analysis, and Trends (Website)

This website provides data and trends related to alternative fuels and vehicles. Here, policymakers, entrepreneurs, fuel users and other parties…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center: Federal and State Incentives and Laws Database

This database provides information on U.S. federal and state laws and incentives related to alternative fuels and vehicles, air quality,…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicles Data Center: Fleet Experiences

This compilation of case studies shows how fleets are using alternative fuel vehicles, dealing with infrastructure issues, obtaining funding and…

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United States National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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Australia's Green Vehicle Guide

The Green Vehicle Guide provides information about the environmental performance of new light-duty vehicles sold in Australia, including carbon dioxide…

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Australian Department of Infrastructure and Transport

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Canada's Fuel Consumption Guide (Website)

This website provides a compilation of fuel consumption ratings for passenger cars and light-duty pickup trucks, vans and special purpose…

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Natural Resources Canada

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Center for Clean Air Policy: Worldwide Climate Programs (Website)

This Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) website provides a complete picture of current and ongoing CCAP climate programmes and…

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Center for Clean Air Policy

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China Vehicle Fuel Consumption Regulation and Fiscal Policy Workshop Presentations

This website provides four presentations from an International Council on Clean Transportation workshop that focused on fiscal policies for reducing…

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International Council on Clean Transportation

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Clean Cities (Website)

This is the website for the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program; A government-industry partnership that aims to advance…

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United States Department of Energy

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Clean Energy Emission Reduction (CLEER) Tool

The CLEER tool is a user-friendly calculator that enables users to calculate emissions reduced or avoided from clean energy activities.…

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USAID

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Clean Vehicle Europe: Clean Vehicle Portal (Website)

The Clean Vehicle Portal as a new web-database aims to ensure a level of demand for clean and energy-efficient road…

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Clean Vehicle Europe

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ClimateTechWiki: A Clean Energy Platform (Website)

This database provides publications, case studies, tools, general discussions, and other resources focusing on a wide variety of technologies. Users…

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United Nations

Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs

Energy Research Center of the Netherlands

Joint Implementation Network

University of Edinburgh

Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partnership

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ECOdriving: Widespread Implementation for Learner Drivers and Licensed Drivers (ECOWILL) (Website)

The ECOdriving: Widespread Implementation for Learner Drivers and Licensed Drivers (ECOWILL) project/website aims to reduce carbon emissions by up to…

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Austrian Energy Agency

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Emissions Trading Schemes and their linking: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific have achieved rapid economic expansion in the recent years, and the region has become a major…

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Asian Development Bank

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Energy Efficiency in Brazil (Presentation)

This presentation provides a brief overview of energy policy in Brazil. It discusses energy policy history and current mandatory standards…

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Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy

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Freight Best Practice (Website)

This website, maintained by the Welsh government, offers information for the freight industry on topics such as fuel conservation, skill…

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Welsh Government

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fueleconomy.gov

This comprehensive website provides information about vehicle fuel economy estimates, greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles, benefits of improved fuel…

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United States Department of Energy

United States Environmental Protection Agency