Consumer Vehicle Choice Model and Documentation (EPA-420-B-12-052, August 2012)

Joint Technical Support Document: Final Rulemaking for 2017-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Stamdards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (EPA-420-R-12-901, August 2012)

Joint Technical Support Document: Final Rulemaking for 2017-2025 Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Stamdards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards (EPA-420-R-12-901, August 2012)

Impact of vehicle usage on consumer choice of hybrid electric vehicles

We analyze the vehicle usage and consumer profile attributes extracted from both National Household Travel Survey and Vehicle Quality Survey data to understand the impact of vehicle usage upon consumers’ choices of hybrid electric vehicles in the US. In addition, the key characteristics of hybrid vehicle drivers are identified to determine the market segmentations of hybrid electric vehicles an...

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....

Forecasting adoption of ultra-low-emission vehicles using the GHK simulator and Bayes estimates of a multinomial probit model

In this paper we use Bayes estimates of a multinomial probit model with fully flexible substitution patterns to forecast consumer response to ultra-low-emission vehicles. In this empirical application of the probit Gibbs sampler, we use statedpreference data on vehicle choice from a Germany-wide survey of potential lightduty-vehicle buyers using computer-assisted personal interviewing. We show ...