Overview of the project

The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) was set up in 2009 to work with governments and other organisations to support improvements in the average fuel economy of new vehicles.   It does this through:

• high-level awareness raising
• research
• practical support for policy makers around the world.

After starting with four pilot countries, GFEI is now providing support to over 65 countries around the world. The Global Fuel Economy Initiative promotes the introduction of cleaner, more energy efficient vehicles in developing and transitional countries. While most developed countries have auto fuel efficiency policies in place, very few developing and emerging economies have formally adopted such standards. The objective of the GFEI is to help stabilize greenhouse gas emissions from the global light duty vehicle fleet through a 50 per cent improvement of vehicle fuel efficiency worldwide by 2050.