Effect of Improving Vehicle Fuel Efficiency on Fuel Tax Revenue and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Soltani-Sobh, Ali; Heaslip, Kevin; Bosworth, Ryan; Barnes, Ryan

doi:10.3141/2502-09

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“…Interestingly, a rebound effect is documented in the literature. It indicates that reduction of fuel consumption by improvement in fuel efficiency is relatively small and declines over time (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21). Sensitivity analysis of the CNG vehicle adoption rate with respect to fuel efficiency, as presented in Figure 3b, demonstrates that higher fuel efficiency leads to lower adoption rates.…”

Section: Sensitivity Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles: Financially Viable Option?

Soltani-Sobh

Heaslip

Bosworth

et al. 2016

Transportation Research Record

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Natural gas vehicles are being developed because of increasing concerns about energy dependence, air quality and emissions, and, more recently, climate change. The major advantage of natural gas vehicles is their lower fuel cost. Several economic and technical factors such as limited range and availability of relevant infrastructure prevent widespread adoption of natural gas vehicles. A model for the financial analysis of the possibility of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles being competitive with gasoline-powered vehicles is offered. The model evaluates the extent to which commuters find adoption of CNG vehicles to be economically viable in the United States. The results indicate that the percentage of commuters who would adopt CNG vehicles is small, even if fueling infrastructure were fully developed and CNG vehicles were widely available for purchase. A larger number of vehicle miles traveled and increased gasoline prices encourage commuters to adopt CNG vehicles, while higher fuel economy and purchase price differentials result in lower adoption rates. In some cases, which vary in accordance with the values of the model’s parameters, commuters purchase a CNG vehicle as their second car and keep a gasoline-powered car as their first.

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Section: Sensitivity Analysismentioning

confidence: 99%

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles: Financially Viable Option?

Soltani-Sobh

Heaslip

Bosworth

et al. 2016

Transportation Research Record

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“…Several empirical studies have addressed the role of endogeneity (in either form) in transportation planning, ranging from general demand and supply frameworks to different aspects of travel behavior, including safety (21,22), vehicle ownership and fuel consumption (23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28), urban form and residential location impacts (14,(29)(30)(31), and activity scheduling and time use (32).…”

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Impacts of Telecommuting on Nonmandatory Activity Participation: Role of Endogeneity

Asgari

Jin

2017

Transportation Research Record

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Telecommuting has been regarded as an alternative work arrangement that provides higher levels of resilience and flexibility for the workforce. To provide a robust estimation of telecommuting activity, it is important to understand the extent of telecommuting and the underlying factors that contribute to telecommuters’ decisions. One line of discussion in behavioral decisions (including telecommuting) is the endogeneity issue, also referred to as simultaneity in cause and effect. The question is whether certain activity travel behaviors are the causes of telecommuting adoption or telecommuters are manifesting such behaviors because they telecommute. For instance, are people traveling more or farther because of the higher spatial–temporal freedom brought by telecommuting, or are they choosing to or having to telecommute because they already have those activity arrangements (e.g., take care of kids) in place. Exploring such interrelationships between the choice to telecommute, activity travel plans, and other personal and household decisions is the major motivation for this research. Structural equation models were developed. Results showed that adding feedback effects to the full model improved the goodness of fit of the model, and this improvement is statistically significant ( P-value = .032). Furthermore, it could be inferred that a decision to participate in nonmandatory activities has significant positive impact on propensity to telecommute, and it is more in favor of a full-day telecommuting arrangement (versus a part-day arrangement). This study used the 2010–2011 regional household travel survey data from the New York metropolitan region.

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“…Regarding the methodology utilized in this study, while there is a substantial body of literature on the application of statistical methods in transportation research [14][15][16][17][18][19], a few of previous studies focused on application of MCA in transportation research. Mitchell et al [20] compared novice and full-license driver common crash types in Australia using corresponding analysis.…”

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A multiple correspondence analysis of at‐fault motorcycle‐involved crashes in Alabama

Jalayer

Zhou

2016

J of Advced Transportation

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According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2012, more than 4950 motorcyclists were killed in traffic accidents. Compared to passenger car occupants, mile for mile, motorcyclists are more than 26 times more at risk to dying in crashes. Due to the high fatality rate associated with motorcycle crashes, factors contributing to this type of crash must be identified in order to implement effective safety countermeasures. Given that the available datasets are large and complex, identifying the key factors contributing to crashes is a challenging task. Using multiple correspondence analysis, as an exploratory data analysis technique to determine the dataset structure, we identified the roadway/environmental, motorcycle, and motorcyclist-related variables influencing at-fault motorcycle-involved crashes. This study used the latest available dataset (2009 to 2013) from the Critical Analysis Reporting Environment database to study motorcycle crashes in the state of Alabama. The most significant contributors to the frequency and severity of at-fault motorcycle-involved crashes were found to be light conditions, time of day, driver condition, and weather conditions.

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Effect of Improving Vehicle Fuel Efficiency on Fuel Tax Revenue and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles: Financially Viable Option?

Compressed Natural Gas Vehicles: Financially Viable Option?

Impacts of Telecommuting on Nonmandatory Activity Participation: Role of Endogeneity

A multiple correspondence analysis of at‐fault motorcycle‐involved crashes in Alabama

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