How Maryland Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards

The document argues that federal light-duty vehicle standards set by the EPA and NHTSA in 2012 benefit Maryland by reducing gasoline consumption, lowering household spending at the pump, and stimulating local economic growth and job creation.

• Federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards have resulted in $620 million in savings for Maryland to date.
• By 2030, the average Maryland household is projected to be $3,400 richer due to gas savings outweighing the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• The standards are expected to create 10,500 new jobs in Maryland.
• In terms of environmental impact, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in Maryland that are nearly equivalent to the emissions produced by providing electricity to Baltimore.
• Nationally, the 2012 EPA and NHTSA light-duty vehicle standards aim to nearly double the efficiency of new light trucks and cars by 2025, contributing to a projected GDP increase of up to $30 billion and the creation of 650,000 full-time jobs by 2030.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2017how, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{How Maryland 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-maryland.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }