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Transportation Working Group Meeting 19 December
2003 Nicholas M. Bianco William Space Brown
University
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2003 VEIA.xls

• Provides VEIs for slope 500 zero
  point 26 mpg

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2003 VEIA.xls

• Zero point 26 MPG
• Slope 500
• More fees paid than rebates given.
• VEIs must cover administrative costs and account
  for consumer behavior adaptation

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Revenue Calculator.xls

• Calculate Net Revenue
• Allows for calculation of adjusted net revenue
  based on shifts in fleet average fuel economy.

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Revenue Calculator.xls

• Revenue variation for different zero points and
  shifts in consumer behavior

500 slope
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GHG Reduction Model.xls

• To meet goal of reducing GHG emissions to 10
  below 1990 levels, must reduce current emissions
  by 17
• This spreadsheet assesses implications of
  different VEI schedules on GHG.

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GHG Reduction Model.xls

• Age distribution measured by registration.
  (Kathleen Esposito and Atiyah Curmally 2002).
• Vehicles purchased in 2005 will influence GHG
  emissions in 2022.
• Large increases in fuel economy early on
  translate into lower targets needed in future.

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GHG Reduction Model.xls
Can use model to account for increases in VMT.
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Car Comparison.xls

• Consumers experience VEI difference in similar
  vehicles.
• Spreadsheet analyzes different VEIA schedules for
  what we believe to be 4 functionally similar
  vehicles.

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Vehicle List.xls
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Vehicle List.xls

• Distribution of VEIs for over 100 vehicles.
• Consumer experiences wide range of VEIs.

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Acknowledgements

• Harold Ward (Brown University)
• Dan Meszler (Meszler Engineering Services)
• Steve Majkut (DEM)
• Janet Keller (DEM)
• Bob Murray (AAA)
• Gary Ezovski (Business Roundtable)
• Christopher DOvidio (CLF)
• Ted Dolan (DMV)
• Elaine Phillips (DMV)