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P a g e | 73 Figure 42 – 8-hour Ozone (O 3 ) Nonattainment (60 ppb ) Source: EPA The only thing that has improved aggregate domestic on-road GHG emissions in the past thirty years was the 2020 Covid 19 pandemic. But canceling or curtailing mobility is NOT going to be a viable solution to traffic pollution. Let us explore our options: The Good News is that vehicles are getting more efficient. Average new vehicle fuel economy for internal combustion engine (ICE) passenger cars has increased from 13 mpg in 1975 to 25 mpg today, 144 and expected to steadily rise to 40 mpg in the coming years. 145 (Figures 43 | 44) Some ICE models already exceed 35 mpg. 146 144 EPA: National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), www.epa.gov . 145 EPA: Environmental Ratings on the Label, Vehicle Emissions, www.epa.gov . 146 EPA: Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) / National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL), University of Michigan, www.lsa.umich.edu . Regional / Air Quality