How Oklahoma Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards

The document argues that federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards set by the EPA and NHTSA benefit Oklahoma through significant household savings, job creation, and emissions reductions. It highlights that by 2030, the average Oklahoma household will be $3,100 richer due to gas savings outweighing the upfront cost of more efficient vehicles. To date, Oklahoma has saved $440 million, and the standards are projected to create 2,300 new jobs in the state. Environmentally, the standards eliminate global warming emissions in Oklahoma equivalent to half of those produced by providing electricity to Tulsa.

• Federal fuel economy and emissions standards have resulted in $440 million in savings for Oklahoma to date and are projected to make each Oklahoma household $3,100 richer by 2030.
• The implementation of these standards is expected to create 2,300 new jobs within Oklahoma.
• In terms of environmental impact, the standards reduce global warming emissions in Oklahoma by an amount equal to half of the emissions from providing electricity to the city of Tulsa.
• The 2012 standards established by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) aim to nearly double the efficiency of new light trucks and cars by 2025.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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