TABLE 4-5: Conventional Vehicle Potential^
Best-in-Class
1995
2005(m)
2005(0)
2015(m)
2015(m)
(diesel)
2015(0)
Baseline
FE
Price
FE
Price
FE
Price
FE
Price
FE
Price
FE
Price
Subcompact
Honda Civic
38.8
0
49.05
$800
54.84
$1,700
67.30
$2,150
74.94
$2,450
78.80
$4,850
Intermediate
Ford Taurus
28.0
0
39.0
$920
41.7
$2,100
53.2
$2,550
59.0
$2,870
63.5
$6,250
Compact van Standard Pickup
Dodge Caravan
23.3
0
32.3
$965
34.8
$2,330
45.0
$2,760
50.9
$3,070
51.4
$7,000
Ford F-150 4x2
19.1
0
33.5
$1,080
24.6
$2,500
31.6
$2,870
39.5
$3,630
37.7
$8,050
KEY: FE= fuel economy; m= median of technology estimates; o = optimistic technology estimate.
NOTE: Incremental prices do not include cost of emission and safety standards.
SOURCE: Energy and Environmental Analysis, Inc.,“Automotive Technologies To Improve Fuel
Economy to 2015,” prepared for the Office of Technology Assessment, June 1995, p. 10-30.