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The impact of the corporate average fuel economy standards on technological changes in automobile fuel efficiency

Wang, Yiwei, Miao, Qing·2021·Resource and Energy Economics
DOI 10.1016/j.reseneeco.2020.101211
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Abstract This paper empirically examines the effect of the U.S. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards on the technological progress in automobile fuel efficiency. Using detailed vehicle attributes data from 1978 through 2018, we find that more stringent fuel economy standards increase the rate of technological improvements in new passenger cars, and this effect is primarily driven by the response of U.S. automakers. We do not find evidence that CAFE standards have a similar effect on the technical change in light-duty trucks. Our results also indicate that higher gasoline prices have a significant and positive effect on the improvement of fuel-saving technology in both passenger cars and light trucks. Using our empirical estimates, we project that the recent rollback of Obama-era CAFE standards would forego an approximately 2-percent increase in cars’ fuel economy over the 2021-2025 period as a result of technological progress.

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Authors
Wang, Y., & Miao, Q.
Affiliations
Rochester Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author
Miao, Qing
ORCID
Miao, Qing
Venue
Resource and Energy Economics
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-02
Volume
63
Pages
101211
ISSN
0928-7655 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.reseneeco.2020.101211
OpenAlex
W3108469538
Cited by
38
References
40
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8
FWCI
0.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
  • www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
  • www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations
  • Resource and Energy Economics (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
Funders
Rochester Institute of Technology
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Vehicle emissions and performance
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Climate Change Policy and Economics
Keywords
Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, fuel economy standards, technological change, fuel economy, passenger cars, light trucks, car manufacturers, gasoline prices, fuel-saving technology, vehicle characteristics

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