Delivering Jobs

The document argues that improving the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in the U.S. would create significant job growth, increase GDP, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, provided that market barriers are overcome through performance standards and incentives.

• Widespread adoption of efficiency technologies could increase the average fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty trucks from approximately 6 mpg to 9.7 mpg by 2030, resulting in total fuel savings of 100 billion gallons of diesel and gasoline between 2010 and 2030.
• Investing in advanced truck technologies is projected to create 63,000 additional jobs by 2020 and 124,000 jobs by 2030, with all U.S. states experiencing net growth. The highest growth (over 4,000 jobs each by 2030) is expected in California, Texas, Florida, New York, Ohio, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Michigan.
• The economic impact includes a projected increase in annual gross domestic product of $4 billion by 2020 and $10 billion by 2030. Annual national savings, exceeding initial technology costs, could reach $10 billion by 2020 and $24 billion by 2030, based on investments of $4.7 billion in 2020 and $13.5 billion in 2030.
• Environmental benefits include a reduction in global warming emissions by 140 million metric tons in 2030, which is equivalent to removing 21 million current cars and trucks from the road.
• Market barriers currently hinder the adoption of these technologies, including a focus on short-term fuel savings (often two years or less), fuel price uncertainty, high incremental costs, and a lack of data on reliability and resale value. The document recommends performance standards and incentives to overcome these barriers.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2010). Delivering Jobs. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/Delivering-Jobs-Fact-Sheet.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Delivering Jobs. 2010. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/Delivering-Jobs-Fact-Sheet.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2010delivering, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Delivering Jobs}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2010}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2019-09/Delivering-Jobs-Fact-Sheet.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }