Vehicle Pollution
Vehicle pollution accounts for a significant portion of global greenhouse gas emissions, including nearly one third of emissions in the United States. When designed effectively, policies to address vehicle pollution can incentivize drivers to adopt more efficient driving habits and choose cleaner vehicles and fuels.
Fuel Economy Standards and Vehicle Purchases
Explore how these standards affect vehicle purchases.
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State Policies and Vehicle Emissions Standards
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Common Resources — Feb 5, 2020
Environmental Repercussions of Rideshares
New research from an RFF scholar investigates how ridesharing affects different cities, offering insights for policymakers who have concerns about environmental impacts.
Working Paper — Nov 20, 2019
California’s Evolving Zero Emission Vehicle Program: Pulling New Technology into the Market
California’s Zero Emission Vehicle program was created to bring electric vehicles to the market. The program has succeeded in some ways and struggled in others, and new major changes to the requirements will require more cost-effective, consistent approaches than have been used in the past.
Journal Article — Oct 28, 2019
Relaxing Energy Policies Coupled with Climate Change Will Significantly Undermine Efforts to Attain US Ozone Standards
A study illustrating the synergistic effects of energy-policy relaxation with climate change on ozone standard compliance.
Working Paper — Nov 20, 2019
California’s Evolving Zero Emission Vehicle Program: Pulling New Technology into the Market
California’s Zero Emission Vehicle program was created to bring electric vehicles to the market. The program has succeeded in some ways and struggled in others, and new major changes to the requirements will require more cost-effective, consistent approaches than have been used in the past.
Journal Article — Oct 28, 2019
Relaxing Energy Policies Coupled with Climate Change Will Significantly Undermine Efforts to Attain US Ozone Standards
A study illustrating the synergistic effects of energy-policy relaxation with climate change on ozone standard compliance.
Report — Nov 30, 2018
How Do US Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards Affect Purchases of New and Used Vehicles?
Over the past decade, tightening vehicle fuel economy standards has reduced new vehicle sales and modestly increased the standards’ short-term costs.
Common Resources — Feb 5, 2020
Environmental Repercussions of Rideshares
New research from an RFF scholar investigates how ridesharing affects different cities, offering insights for policymakers who have concerns about environmental impacts.
Common Resources — Aug 27, 2018
Why All the Talk about Gas Prices and Fuel Economy Standards?
Although gas prices affect benefits and costs of the standards, low gas prices provide only modest support for freezing the standards.
Common Resources — Aug 20, 2018
Questions about the Trump Administration’s Cost-Benefit Analysis for its Proposal to Freeze the CAFE Standards
New analyses of fuel economy regulations proposed by the Trump administration vary drastically from previous analysis of Obama-era rules.