How Arkansas Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards

The document argues that federal light-duty vehicle standards set by the EPA and NHTSA benefit Arkansas by reducing fuel costs, creating jobs, and lowering emissions. It projects that by 2030, the average Arkansas household will be $3,150 richer due to gas savings outweighing the upfront cost of more efficient vehicles. To date, Arkansas has saved $350 million, and the state is expected to see 5,000 new jobs. Environmentally, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in Arkansas nearly equivalent to those generated by providing electricity to Fayetteville.

• Federal fuel economy and emissions standards are projected to make the average Arkansas household $3,150 richer by 2030, as the savings on gasoline outweigh the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• Arkansas has already realized $350 million in savings to date, and the state can expect the creation of 5,000 new jobs resulting from these standards.
• The standards reduce environmental impact in Arkansas by eliminating global warming emissions roughly equal to the amount produced by providing electricity to the city of Fayetteville.
• Nationally, the 2012 light-duty vehicle standards established by the EPA and NHTSA aim to nearly double the efficiency of new light trucks and cars by 2025, contributing to a projected national GDP increase of up to $30 billion and 650,000 full-time jobs by 2030.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2017). How Arkansas Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-arkansas.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. How Arkansas Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards. 2017. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-arkansas.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2017how, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{How Arkansas Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2017}, month = aug, url = {https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-arkansas.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }