How Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island. It highlights that these standards reduce global warming emissions, lower fuel costs for households, and stimulate local economic growth and job creation.

• Federal fuel economy and emissions standards have already resulted in $110 million in savings for Rhode Island.
• By 2030, the average Rhode Island household is expected to be $2,700 richer due to gas savings outweighing the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• The standards are projected to create 2,200 new jobs in Rhode Island.
• In terms of environmental impact, these standards eliminate global warming emissions in Rhode Island equivalent to half of the emissions produced by providing electricity to the state.
• Nationwide, 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 Rhode Island Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-rhodeisland.pdf

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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