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Toward More Efficient Regulation of Vehicles
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UCD-ITS-RP-97-37 Presentation Series Download PDF |
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Sperling, Daniel (1997) Toward More Efficient Regulation of Vehicles. Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis, Presentation Series UCD-ITS-RP-97-37
Presented at Conference on Emissions Policies and Regulations, Atlanta, GA, October 12 - 14, 1997
Fundamental changes are needed in the regulation of vehicle emissions, energy use, and safety. The regulatory system now in place worked moderately well in the past. But it is a rigid, and therefore inefficient system that inhibits innovation and the introduction of many attractive vehicle, fuel, and technology options. In this paper, I present a framework for a flexible and incentive-based regulatory system that would be more appropriate for guiding the complex transition to more benign fuels and vehicles.
Fundamental changes are needed in the regulation of vehicle emissions, energy use, and safety. The regulatory system now in place worked moderately well in the past. But it is a rigid, and therefore inefficient system that inhibits innovation and the introduction of many attractive vehicle, fuel, and technology options. In this paper, I present a framework for a flexible and incentive-based regulatory system that would be more appropriate for guiding the complex transition to more benign fuels and vehicles.