Qualitative Survey on Fuel Economy Devices

Vehicle Miles Traveled, Fuel Economy Efficiency And Costs of Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standard

This paper investigates how fuel economy efficiency affects household vehicle mileage traveled and its distribution. Using a detailed micro-level data of National Household Travel Survey 2001 and 2008, we estimated a recursive structural model for joint determination of vehicle fuel efficiency choice and vehicle mileage traveled each year. We further studied the distributional effects on vehicl...

Directives for new-generation Fuel Economy Devices _eind_...

Essays on the Economics of Automobile Fuel Economy

Title of dissertation: ESSAYS ON THE ECONOMICS OF AUTOMOBILE FUEL ECONOMY Takahiko Kiso, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013 Dissertation directed by: Professor Kenneth McConnell Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics This dissertation consists of three chapters that analyze issues relating to automobile fuel economy. Chapter 1 discusses automobile fuel economy regulations in the United State...

How Consumers Value Fuel Economy: A Literature Review (EPA-420-R-10-008, March 2010)

The extent to which consumers value the expected future fuel savings from fuel economy improvements to new passenger cars and light trucks is a key determinant of the levels of fuel economy achieved in unregulated markets and the effects of regulatory standards on consumers’ surplus. This paper reviews 28 recent quantitative analyses of consumers’ willingness to pay for automotive fuel economy....

The System Dynamics of U.S. Automobile Fuel Economy

This paper analyzes the dynamics of U.S. automobile gasoline consumption since 1975. Using background literature on the history of domestic fuel economy and energy policy, I establish a conceptual model that explains historical trends in adoption of increased fuel economy. I then create a system dynamics simulation model to understand the relationship between increased fuel economy standards an...