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Consumer Savings from Higher Fuel Economy Standards
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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