Nov. 11, 2011

The Obama administration has announced that Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for cars and light trucks will be 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. What will this mean for drivers? John DeCicco, a clinical professor of natural resources and environment at SNRE and research professor at the Michigan Memorial Phoenix Energy Institute, shares his insights in this video podcast.

DeCicco brings to MMPEI a national reputation built on more than two decades of experience in energy systems and environmental policy analysis.  From 2001-2009, he was senior fellow for automotive strategies at the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). From 1990-2000, he was transportation director at the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE).

At MMPEI, DeCicco leads research on analyzing petroleum demand and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicle-fuel systems, assessing alternative fuels including biofuels, electricity and other advanced technologies, and evaluating policies as well as the broader economic and sustainability impacts of transportation energy systems. At SNRE, he teaches courses and guides student research on these topics. He is also part of the MMPEI and SNRE team working on the U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center for Clean Vehicles (CERC-CV) initiative.