print email comment close Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) URL: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/portal/site/nhtsa/menuitem.d0b5a45b55bfbe582f57529cdba046a0/ Description: "First enacted by Congress in 1975 [following the oil embargo], the purpose of CAFE is to reduce energy consumption by increasing the fuel economy of cars and light trucks. Regulating CAFE is the responsibility of NHTSA and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)." The site provides information about fuel economy programs and domestic, imported (European and Asian), and historical passenger cars and other passenger vehicles. From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Publisher: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Extra Keywords SUV pickups minivans Library of Congress Subject Headings: Automobiles -- Fuel consumption Energy conservation Energy consumption -- United States -- Standards LII Database Information: Record 19957 created by Maria Brandt on 12/05/2005 Last modification on 12/07/2005 Published: 12/08/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19957