Conduct a study and produce a report that evaluates vehicle fuel economy standards as required by eisa

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration awarded the National Academy of Sciences a $786,199 cooperative agreement on July 13, 2026, under the NHTSA Discretionary Safety Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.614) to conduct a study evaluating vehicle fuel economy standards as required by the Energy Independence and Security Act. The study will assess near-term deployment of fuel economy technologies and extend analysis through the late 2030s to provide updated estimates of the potential cost, fuel efficiency improvements, and barriers to deployment of emerging technologies, with broad consideration of technology types and their impacts on fuel consumption. Performance occurs in Washington, DC 20418 through July 12, 2031.

While the study will need to consider the near- term deployment of fuel economy technologies, IT is tasked with looking out to the late 2030¿s timeframe to provide updated estimates of the potential cost, fuel efficiency improvements, and barriers to deployment of technologies. The study will need to broadly consider the types of technologies that might emerge over this time and their impacts on fuel consumption.