U.S. Department of Energy - Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Vehicle Technologies Program
Fact #162: April 23, 2001
Public Support for Fuel Conservation Policies
In a random phone survey conducted by Opinion Research Corporation for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 955 people were asked the following:
"If it became necessary for the U.S. to reduce dependence on foreign oil, which of the following policies would you most/least support"
- Regulation to make personal vehicles more efficient
- Tax refunds for higher efficiency vehicles
- Higher taxes on less efficient vehicles
- Higher taxes on gasoline and diesel
Nearly half of the survey respondents chose fuel economy regulation as what they would most likely support. Forty-four percent of the respondents said they would be least likely to support an increase in fuel tax.
Supporting Information
Public Support for Fuel Conservation Policies
| |
Percent of Respondents |
| Policy |
Most Support |
Least
Support |
| Regulation |
48% |
15% |
| Vehicle Refund |
24% |
14% |
| Vehicle Tax |
11% |
19% |
| Fuel Tax |
6% |
44% |
| Don't Know/None |
11% |
7% |
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