This paper empirically examines the effect of the US Corporate Average Fuel Economy
(CAFE) standards on the technological progress in automobile fuel efficiency. Using detailed …

Light-duty vehicles account for 43% of petroleum consumption and 23% of green-house gas
emissions in the United States. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards are the …

Changes in corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards have not been made due, in
part, to concerns over their negative impact on the economy and jobs. This paper simulates …

This paper develops and implements analytical models to estimate the welfare effects of
higher Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on new passenger vehicles …

During historical periods in which US fuel economy standards were unchanging,
automakers increased performance but not fuel economy, contrasting with recent periods of …

Vehicle fuel efficiency has taken on more economic and environmental significance due to
the rise in gasoline prices in 2007/2008. We examine adoption of fuel efficiency …

This paper develops analytical models to estimate the welfare effects of higher Corporate
Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on new passenger vehicles. The analysis …

Since 1975, the fuel economy of new light-duty vehicles sold in the US has almost doubled.
Fuel economy improvements on laboratory tests gradually became real improvements on …

This paper develops analytical and numerical models to explain and estimate the welfare
effects of raising Corporate Average Fuel Economy< CAFE) standards for new passenger …

Quantitative measurements of historic improvements in fuel efficiency technology help to
illuminate the feasibility of future fuel economy standards. Past investigations have produced …