How Wyoming 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 Wyoming by reducing gasoline consumption and increasing household wealth. It claims that Wyoming has already saved $60 million and that the average household will be $2,100 richer by 2030 due to gas savings. Environmentally, the standards are said to eliminate global warming emissions in Wyoming equivalent to more than those produced by providing electricity to Cheyenne.

• Federal fuel economy and global warming emissions standards have resulted in $60 million in savings for Wyoming to date.
• By 2030, the average Wyoming household is projected to be $2,100 richer because gasoline savings will outweigh the potentially higher upfront cost of more efficient vehicles.
• In Wyoming, these standards reduce global warming emissions by an amount greater than the emissions generated by providing electricity to the city of Cheyenne.
• The 2012 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 level, these 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 Wyoming Benefits from Federal Fuel Economy and Vehicle Emissions Standards. https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/reports/vehicles/cv-factsheet-mpg-benefits-wyoming.pdf

Chicago

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

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

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