How Montana Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards

The document outlines the positive impacts of EPA and NHTSA light-duty vehicle standards on Montana, highlighting projected household savings of $2,500 by 2030 and the creation of 1,700 new jobs. It asserts that these standards reduce global warming emissions, lower fuel costs for consumers, and support the American auto industry by providing investment certainty for new technologies.

• By 2030, the average household in Montana is projected to be $2,500 richer due to gas savings outweighing the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• Montana has already saved $120 million to date, and the state can expect the creation of 1,700 new jobs as a result of these standards.
• The standards reduce environmental impact in Montana by eliminating global warming emissions equivalent to twice the amount produced by providing electricity to Missoula.
• The 2012 standards set by the EPA and NHTSA aim to nearly double the efficiency of new cars and light trucks by 2025, which has already contributed to a more than 10 percent improvement in fuel economies for new cars and trucks.
• On a national scale, these standards are projected to increase GDP by up to $30 billion and create 650,000 full-time jobs by 2030.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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