What you should know about Federal vs. California auto emissions standards

Journal Article · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1973 · World Oil; (United States)

OSTI ID:7363591

Kliewer, D E

The cost of environmental protection will become certain after Federal standards on automobile emissions take full effect. The cost of achieving U.S. requirements will be much greater than anticipated. The cost of meeting Federal standards is estimated to be $500/car by 1970, compared to the estimated $290/vehicle to meet California standards. Thus, based on current sales of 10 million cars a year, using the California standards rather than the Federal standards could save car owners $2 million or more in car costs in 1976 and in each subsequent year. Emission controls and necessary engine modifications will have the net effect of increasing fuel consumption. Additional crude oil and more expensive processing will be required to produce phosphorus- and lead-free gasoline for use in catalytic converter-equipped automobiles. Thus, gasoline will cost more to the consumer. The estimated added costs of meeting the Federal rather than the California standards are $390/vehcile plus maintenance costs, 1.2 million additional barrels of crude oil drained each day from the world's dwindling petroleum supplies, and $2.8 billion lost annually in the U.S. balance of payments. (Air Pollut. Abstr.)

• OSTI ID: 7363591
• Journal Information: World Oil; (United States), Journal Name: World Oil; (United States); ISSN WOOIA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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