How New Jersey Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards

The document argues that federal light-duty vehicle standards set by the EPA and NHTSA provide significant financial and environmental benefits to New Jersey, including $750 million in savings to date and the projected creation of 16,000 new jobs by 2030.

• Federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards have already resulted in $750 million in savings for New Jersey.
• By 2030, the average New Jersey household is projected to be $1,400 richer because gasoline savings are expected to outweigh the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• The standards are expected to generate 16,000 new jobs in New Jersey by 2030.
• In terms of environmental impact, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in New Jersey equivalent to six times the emissions produced by providing electricity to Trenton.
• Nationally, the EPA and NHTSA standards for light-duty vehicles established in 2012 aim to nearly double the efficiency of new cars and light trucks by 2025, with fuel economies for new cars and trucks already improving by over 10 percent since finalization.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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