HOW TO SAVE GASOLINE: PUBLIC POLICY ALTERNATIVES FOR THE AUTOMOBILE (EXECUTIVE SUMMARY)

This is a summary report of 'How to Save Gasoline: Public Policy Alternatives for the Automobile.' The purpose of the study is twofold: (1) to develop analytical tools to aid in evaluating national energy conservation policies for private auto transportation; and (2) to apply the tools in a systematic analysis and comparison of several alternative policy instruments. The study is concerned with two types of policy instruments: those raising in price of driving and those designed to improve average auto fuel economy through regulatory means.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also PB-242 755.
• Corporate Authors:

  RAND Corporation

  1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138
  Santa Monica, CA  United States  90407-2138

  National Science Foundation

  Advanced Energy Research and Technology Division
  Washington, DC  United States  20550
• Authors:
  • Wildhorn, S
  • Burright, B K
  • Enns, J H
  • Kirkwood, T F
• Publication Date: 1974-10

Media Info

• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Automotive engineering; Conservation; Design; Econometrics; Employment; Energy; Energy conservation; Energy consumption; Federal government; Fuel consumption; Gasoline; Policy; Prices; Regulations; Savings; Taxes
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Energy; Environment; Finance; Highways; Law; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00092769
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: R-1560/1-NSF, NSF/RA/N-74-121
• Contract Numbers: NSF-GI-44
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 5 1976 12:00AM