CAFE Standards, Cars, and the Composites Industry

https://www.rockwestcomposites.com/plates-panels-angles/carbon-fiber-plate - The Obama administration's implementation of new CAFE (corporate average fuel economy) standards in 2012 would have required car manufacturers to reach a minimum fuel efficiency of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. Some saw the standards as a boon to the composites industry inasmuch as automakers would be forced to buy more composites while composite manufacturers would have to find cheaper ways to produce their materials. It turns out there is more to it than simply buying carbon fiber sheets.