FUEL CONSUMPTION FOR ROAD TRANSPORT IN THE USA--A COMMENT

A recent article in this journal (Kouris, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 1983) econometrically estimated the relationship between US car and truck fuel economy and the price of fuel, without considering the effect of legally mandated fuel economy standards for new vehicles. There is considerable evidence that the standards have played an important role in recent fuel economy improvements. An alternative approach to estimating the fuel price responsiveness of new vehicle fuel economy based on vehicle sales data and capital operating cost trade-off analysis of fuel-efficient vehicle design and technology suggests short-and long-run elasticities in the vicinity of 0.25 and 0.5, respectively. Kouris responds that the authors over emphasize the effect of new-car standards and neglect the free market price mechanism.

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• Authors:
  • Greene, D L
  • Roberts, G F
• Publication Date: 1984-4

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 145-148
• Serial:
  • Energy Economics
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Butterworth Scientific Limited
  • ISSN: 0140-9883

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Automobiles; Capital costs; Fuel consumption; Improvements; Prices; Standards; Trucks; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Motor Carriers; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00389140
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Energy Research Abstracts
• Contract Numbers: W-7405-ENG-26
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM