Despite widespread agreement that a carbon tax would be more efficient, many countries
use fuel economy standards to reduce transportation-related carbon dioxide emissions. We …

The prospect for electric vehicles as a climate change solution hinges on their ability to
reduce gasoline consumption. But this depends on how many miles electric vehicles are …

Abstract The US Clean Air Act, passed in 1970 with strong bipartisan support, was the first
environmental law to give the federal government a serious regulatory role, established the …

Currently, the US federal government sets fuel economy and greenhouse gas standards for
passenger vehicles and promotes innovation for electric vehicles, including plug-in and fuel …

Abstract California's Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program is one of the key state-level
policies for reducing greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from the transportation sector. Since …

A key finding in the literature is that the greater the pass-through of an input cost shock or tax
to product prices, the larger the welfare loss to consumers. We show that the relationship …

In the absence of a national carbon price, the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy
standards and the related greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) standards are the primary …

In many countries the revenue from gasoline taxes is used to fund highways and other
transportation infrastructure. As the number of electric vehicles on the road increases, this …

The prospect for electric vehicles as a climate change solution hinges on their ability to
reduce gasoline consumption. But this depends on how many miles electric vehicles are …