Federal Fuel Economy Standards: Consumer Savings

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Consumer Savings from Higher Fuel Economy Standards



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There is no reason to be complacent with new car and light truck fuel economy dropping to its lowest point in twenty years. Instead, we can end 15 years of stagnant fuel economy standards and apply existing technologies to deliver a fleet of new cars and light trucks that achieves a fuel economy of 40 miles per gallon by 2012. The consumer benefits of increasing fuel economy standards are impressive, creating over 45 billion dollars in net savings to American consumers by 2012. This is money that can be returned to each state’s economy, creating new jobs and spurring economic growth, while protecting public health and our environment.

Projected Consumer Savings from Raising Fuel Economy Standards to 40 mpg by 2012 by State (US 2000 dollars)

State	Fraction of National Gasoline Use	Annual Net Consumer Savings in 2012 *(million dollars per year)*	Cumulative Net Consumer Savings by End of 2012 *(million dollars)*	State	Fraction of National Gasoline Use	Annual Net Consumer Savings in 2012 *(million dollars per year)*	Cumulative Net Consumer Savings by End of 2012 *(million dollars)*
AK	0.2%	20	36	NC	3.2%	311	548
AL	1.9%	184	325	ND	0.3%	27	47
AR	1.1%	107	188	NE	0.7%	64	112
AZ	1.8%	175	310	NH	0.5%	50	88
CA	11.0%	1,081	1,908	NJ	3.0%	295	520
CO	1.5%	149	264	NM	0.7%	70	124
CT	1.2%	114	201	NV	0.7%	69	122
DC	0.1%	13	22	NY	4.4%	427	754
DE	0.3%	29	52	OH	3.9%	385	680
FL	5.7%	555	979	OK	1.4%	138	244
GA	3.6%	350	619	OR	1.2%	116	205
HI	0.3%	28	50	PA	3.8%	375	662
IA	1.2%	115	203	RI	0.3%	31	54
ID	0.5%	50	88	SC	1.7%	169	298
IL	3.9%	379	669	SD	0.3%	32	56
IN	2.4%	231	408	TN	2.3%	223	393
KS	1.1%	106	186	TX	7.9%	774	1,366
KY	1.6%	161	285	UT	0.8%	74	130
LA	1.6%	158	279	VA	2.8%	271	478
MA	2.1%	203	359	VE	0.3%	25	43
MD	1.9%	182	322	WA	2.1%	201	355
ME	0.5%	52	91	WI	1.9%	187	331
MI	3.9%	386	681	WV	0.6%	62	110
MN	1.9%	189	334	WY	0.3%	25	43
MO	2.3%	225	398
MS	1.2%	121	214
MT	0.4%	37	64	Total	100%	16,000	45,800

Notes

Gasoline use data for 1999:
Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2001.

Transportation Energy Consumption Estimates, 1999
http://ftp.eia.doe.gov/pub/state.data/html/summ7.htm

Gasoline cost projections obtained from Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2000.
Annual Energy Outlook 2000. Washington, D.C.: US Department of Energy. December.

Consumer savings based on predicted future consumption levels and other national results from Friedman. D.J., et. al., 2001. Drilling in Detroit: Tapping Automaker Ingenuity to Build Safe and Efficient Automobiles. Cambridge, MA: Union of Concerned Scientists. June.

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