Review of Light-duty Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards

The document outlines the environmental, economic, and public health benefits of the fuel efficiency and global warming pollution standards for light-duty vehicles covering model years 2017 to 2025. It highlights significant reductions in oil consumption, consumer cost savings, job creation, and a substantial decrease in global warming emissions by 2030.

• The fuel efficiency standards for model years 2017 to 2025 are projected to reduce oil consumption by nearly 1.5 million barrels per day, or approximately 23 billion gallons of gasoline annually, by 2030. When combined with the first round of standards, total oil savings in 2030 are expected to reach 2.4 million barrels per day.
• The standards for model years 2017 to 2025 are estimated to save consumers approximately $50 billion in 2030. Including the first round of standards, total savings for that year would be nearly $130 billion. Individually, a buyer of a new 2025 vehicle is expected to save about $6,000 over the vehicle's lifetime, even after accounting for the cost of fuel-saving technology.
• The standards are projected to create an estimated 650,000 full-time equivalent jobs across the U.S. economy by 2030, with 50,000 of those jobs specifically in light-duty vehicle manufacturing, including parts and vehicle assembly.
• The model year 2017 to 2025 standards alone are expected to reduce global warming emissions by 280 million metric tons in 2030. Combined with the first round of standards, the total avoided emissions would be 470 million metric tons, which is equivalent to the annual emissions of 136 typical coal-fired power plants.
• A mid-term review process is established to examine the standards for model years 2022 to 2025, considering factors such as vehicle electrification, technology deployment, and consumer acceptance to determine if the standards should be adjusted.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2016). Review of Light-duty Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/06/Fuel-Economy-Standards-2017-2025-summary.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. Review of Light-duty Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards. 2016. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/06/Fuel-Economy-Standards-2017-2025-summary.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2016review, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{Review of Light-duty Vehicle Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2016}, month = jun, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/attach/2016/06/Fuel-Economy-Standards-2017-2025-summary.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }