Passenger vehicles are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and prodigious
consumers of petroleum, making their fuel economy an important focus of energy policy …

Much prior research into consumer automotive and fuel purchase behaviors and fuel
economy has been shaped by the normative assumptions of economics. Among these …

Increasing energy efficiency is critical to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from fossil-
fuel combustion, reducing oil dependence, and achieving a sustainable global energy …

This study explores the role of market power on the cost-effectiveness of policies to address
fuel consumption. Market power gives manufacturers an incentive to under-(over-) provide …

How consumers evaluate trade-offs between the cost of buying additional fuel economy and
the expected fuel savings that result is an important underlying determinant of the overall …

This paper presents three initial stylized facts from the Vehicle Ownership and Alternatives
Survey (VOAS), a nationally representative survey that elicits consumers' beliefs about …

Economic analysis generally favors fuel taxation as an efficient policy for dealing with
climate and environmental externalities related to fuel consumption and emissions in the …

A key element in the long run response of the automotive market to higher fuel prices is
consumers' willingness to pay for fuel economy improvements. Eight recent studies are …

To investigate how fuel economy is valued in the Indian car market, we compute the cost to
Indian consumers of purchasing a more fuel-efficient vehicle and compare it to the benefit of …

This paper reviews economic studies to develop estimates of the likely responses of car
buyers and automakers to higher fuel taxes or feebates. It finds that feebates averaging 5 …