Penny-Wise and Pound-Fuelish? New Car Mileage Standards in the United States

Standards, was published last summer. Accordingly, I watched the debate over fuel economy standards quite closely. Here I report on the findings of that study and offer some suggestions on the way readers might think about the CAFE program. Let’s begin with a bit of history regarding the fuel economy standards and what we know (and don’t know) about their early effects.