How West Virginia Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards

The document asserts that federal light-duty vehicle standards set by the EPA and NHTSA in 2012 benefit West Virginia through fuel savings, job creation, and emissions reductions. It claims that by 2030, the average West Virginia household will be $3,500 richer due to gas savings outweighing the upfront cost of more efficient vehicles. To date, the state has saved $220 million, and the standards are projected to create 2,300 new jobs in the state. Environmentally, the document states that these standards eliminate global warming emissions in West Virginia equivalent to more than those generated by providing electricity to Charleston.

• Federal fuel economy and emissions standards have resulted in $220 million in savings for West Virginia to date and are projected to make the average household in the state $3,500 richer by 2030.
• The implementation of these standards is expected to create 2,300 new jobs within West Virginia.
• In West Virginia, the standards reduce global warming emissions by an amount greater than the emissions produced by providing electricity to the city of Charleston.
• The 2012 light-duty vehicle standards established by the EPA and NHTSA aim to nearly double the efficiency of new light trucks and cars by the year 2025.
• On a national scale, the standards are projected to create 650,000 full-time jobs and increase GDP by up to $30 billion by 2030.

APA

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

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. How West 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-westvirginia.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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