CAFE Signals Gas-Mileage Efficiency (Archive)

AUTHOR: Lovins, Amory
DOCUMENT ID: 1988-04
YEAR: 1988
DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal or Magazine Article
PUBLISHER: Wall Street Journal
 

In this response to an editorial in The Wall Street Journal criticizing CAFE standards, Amory Lovins describes the failure of the free market to accurately signal the social benefits of efficient vehicles. Lovins supports CAFE standards as an effective tool for improving automotive efficiency. He describes how efficiency standards save costs, oil, and create jobs.