Vehicle CAFÉ standards were created in 1975, due to the first Arab oil embargo of the United States. The Congress created an energy conservation bill, which included a new auto fuel economy program. The Department of Transportation set corporate average fuel economy (CAFÉ) standards for new cars in 1978 and for new light trucks starting in 1979. Automakers were required to meet standards on a sales-weighted basis. If the manufactures did not comply with these new standards, they would receive a substantial fin

The topic of vehicle CAFÉ standards is a controversial subject to me. I feel that the environment must be protected and resources must be conserved, but I am also a very big fan of fast powerful cars. I think that the new electric/gasoline cars are very interesting and a great way to lower fuel emissions, but I think I would still like to own a sports car or a more powerful SUV. I think that until people like me can pass on owning a car that we really do not need the CAFÉ standards will not increase dramatically, because the government and manufactures are required to produce products that the citizens and consumers want.

In the previous paragraph some of the benefits of CAFÉ standards were explained. So, why do some people still not support CAFÉ standards? Many people think that CAFÉ standards take away a person’s right to vehicle choice and cause safety problems among certain types of compact cars. CAFÉ standards put regulations on automakers to control the emissions of vehicle pollution into the atmosphere. This caused some models and features to be discontinued; therefore, the consumer did not have the ability to purchase the product. Safety is also an important issue to the consumer as well as the government. Smaller cars have been proven to have a lower safety rating in one-car and multi-car accidents. This does not only turn away the consumer but also causes the government to put regulations on increasing CAFÉ standards. The government is also concerned about the safety of its citizens. One analysis by USA Today shows 46,000 lives have been lost to CAFÉ standards and downsizing since the late 1970's. This is a consistent figure compared to other highway safety researchers. Although in recent research the amount of fatalities in compact car accidents has decreased, because of new technology such as air bags.

The global effort to increase CAFÉ standards has been positive since they were first created in 1975. The effort has come from industrialized nations, such as the U.S., and many voluntary efforts by automakers. The United States has been actively involved in the progression of CAFÉ standards, although, at some points it has seemed like the U.S. has put a hold on increasing CAFÉ standards. In 1992, the U.S. parti

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