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Correcting the logic behind the 2026 US vehicle emissions standard rollback
Abstract Supplementary Materials References and Notes Information & Authors Metrics & Citations Check Access References Figures Tables Media Share This article has 0 eLetter . Abstract Vehicle emission and fuel economy standards—the sector’s most important policies—have swung wildly in the US since 2000. Modest tightening of standards under the Bush administration was accelerated under Obama, partially rolled back under the first Trump administration, then reinstated and tightened under Biden.
Pain at the (Electric Vehicle) Pump?
A cornerstone of advancing electric vehicle (EV) adoption is investment in public charging stations. Charging stations are fundamental for accommodating long-distance travel, including along major highways and at destinations. Though the majority of EV charging currently happens at home and overnight, as EVs become more popular, the share of drivers who are entirely dependent on public chargers (e.g., due to lack of a home garage) will only increase.
Should electric vehicle purchase subsidies be linked with scrappage requirements?
Supporting Information Filename Description pam22639-sup-0001-SuppMat.pdf269.5 KB ONLINE APPENDIX REFERENCES (2022). Essays on environmental economics and transportation. https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/bitstream/handle/10822/1064600/Ankney_georgetown_0076D_15203.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y , & (2023). How much do consumers value fuel cost savings? Evidence from passenger vehicle leasing [Working paper]. Resources for the Future.
Fuel Economy Standards Will Help Speed the Deployment of Electric Vehicles, But May Not Be Enough to Achieve the 2030 Target
The Biden administration hopes to drastically increase the share of electric vehicles on the road. New fuel economy standards will help, but emissions reductions from efficient gasoline vehicles will far outweigh reductions from new electric vehicles. On August 5, 2021, the Biden administration announced a target that 50 percent of new vehicles sold in the United States by 2030 will be all-electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell.
Federal Climate Policy Toolkit: Transportation
The primary existing policies and policy options for reducing emissions from the transportation sector include renewable fuel standards and low-carbon fuel standards, programs that promote the use of alternative-fuel vehicles, and more. The transportation sector—which includes economic activity from all forms of travel—is the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions nationally, accounting for 29 percent of the total GHG emissions in the United States in 2019.
Do Low Oil Prices Undermine US Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards?
Fuel economy standards lie at the center of US efforts to reduce oil consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions. A new report published today by the Center on Global Energy Policy examines the effect low gasoline prices are having on this policy lever.
The Greenhouse Gas Impacts of Increased US Oil and Gas Production
Summary High levels of US oil and gas production are projected to increase domestic and global GHG emissions substantially. Key Findings Comparing a high and low oil and gas production scenario, US emissions are 2% to 10% higher in 2030. Non-US CO2 emissions are 450 million metric tons higher, similar to the 2016 fossil fuel emissions of Brazil. The greenhouse gas impact of increased US oil production may be more substantial than increased gas production.
Newell, Stavins Win Award for “Publication of Enduring Quality”
RFF President Richard G. Newell and board member Rob Stavins recently received the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists’ award for Publication of Enduring Quality, along with coauthor Adam B. Jaffe. The award recognizes their 1999 paper “The Induced Innovation Hypothesis and Energy-Saving Technological Change” in the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
Do Low Oil Prices Undermine US Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards?
Fuel economy standards lie at the center of US efforts to reduce oil consumption and greenhouse-gas emissions. A new report published today by the Center on Global Energy Policy examines the effect low gasoline prices are having on this policy lever.
Insights Gained from the Past Decade of Federal Standards for Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Who has benefited the most from the tighter federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for passenger vehicles? The US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been jointly regulating passenger vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for over 10 years. Last year, the agencies set standards through 2026, and sometime this spring, the agencies will propose post-2026 standards.
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