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
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State Policies and Vehicle Emissions Standards
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Is the Future Now? Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Consumer Demand
How much are people willing to pay for self-driving cars? RFF’s Benjamin Leard discusses his work on consumer demand for autonomous vehicles and th...