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Article
09 Feb 2021
E4 Country Profile: Energy Efficiency in Mexico
…in multiple energy end-use sectors has increased substantially since 2010 and in 2013, Mexico became the first country in Latin America to introduce a fuel economy standard.Mexico still has several challenges in meeting its climate objectives and the Sustainable Development Goals such as ensuring access to clean cooking and, in remote areas, universal access to energy. Energy efficiency, through its multiple benefits, remains an important enabler of these objectives. Improvements in energy efficiency Energy efficiency improvements in Mexico since 2010 prevented 5% of additional energy use in 2018. Structural factors such as movement of economic activity from energy…
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Article
13 Dec 2021
Fuel economy in Mexico
Market profile and analysis of fuel consumption trends In 2019, light-duty vehicle (LDV) sales were just over 1.3 million in Mexico, down from 1.6 million in 2016. Average LDV fuel consumption fell from 9.1 litres gasoline equivalent per 100 kilometres (Lge/100 km) in 2005 to 7.6 Lge/100 km in 2019, 6% above 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…