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Article
09 Feb 2021
E4 Country Profile: Energy Efficiency in Mexico
…mandatory energy efficiency policies covered 23% of Mexico’s total energy use, with the biggest coverage in the buildings sector at 44%, where building codes are in place for both commercial and residential buildings. In the transport sector, Mexico has benefited from the introduction of fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars, with the fuel efficiency of the country’s passenger car fleet on a par with the global average. In the industry sector, Mexico adopted motor efficiency Minimum Energy Performance Standards at the IE3 level, matching those across North America. Moreover, while Mexico does not mandate industrial energy efficiency improvements…
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Article
13 Dec 2021
Fuel economy in Mexico
…the global average. Fuel economy improvements over this time period represent a 1.3% average annual decrease in fuel consumption. Reductions in fuel consumption occurred across all vehicle segments from 2005 to 2017, though there was a slight increase in fuel consumption in the medium, city and small SUV/pick-up segments between 2017 and 2019.SUVs made up 38% of LDV sales in 2019, followed by city cars at 34% and medium cars at 21% (down from 31% in 2005). A relatively larger share of smaller vehicles keeps the average weight of LDVs in Mexico 7% below the global…