How Virginia 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 savings, job growth, and emissions reductions for Virginia, warning that rolling back these protections would jeopardize this progress.

• Federal fuel economy and emissions standards have already resulted in $870 million in savings for Virginia to date.
• By 2030, the average Virginia household is expected to be $2,900 richer because gas savings from more efficient vehicles will outweigh any higher upfront costs.
• The standards are projected to create 13,700 new jobs in Virginia.
• In terms of environmental impact, these standards eliminate global warming emissions in Virginia equivalent to twice the amount produced by providing electricity to Richmond.
• Nationally, the 2012 standards set by the EPA and NHTSA aim to nearly double the efficiency of new light trucks and cars by 2025, contributing to a projected GDP increase of up to $30 billion and 650,000 full-time jobs by 2030.

APA

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

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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