How Minnesota 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 provide significant financial and environmental advantages to Minnesota. By 2030, the average Minnesota household is projected to be $2,850 richer due to gas savings. To date, the state has saved $650 million, and the standards are expected to support 12,800 new jobs in the state. Environmentally, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in Minnesota equivalent to three times those produced by providing electricity to Duluth.

• Federal fuel economy and emissions standards have resulted in $650 million in savings for Minnesota to date, with the volume of gasoline saved equivalent to 8,170 Olympic-sized pools.
• By 2030, the average household in Minnesota is projected to be $2,850 richer because the savings from gas outweigh the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• The standards are expected to create 12,800 new jobs in Minnesota.
• In terms of environmental impact, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in Minnesota that are three times the amount of emissions from providing electricity to Duluth.
• Nationally, the 2012 EPA and NHTSA light-duty vehicle standards aim to nearly double the efficiency of new cars and light trucks 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 Minnesota Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-minnesota.pdf

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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