REDUCING GASOLINE USE: A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH

Abstract Current US policies have failed to significantly reduce the country's enoromous amount of gasoline consumption. A new multipronged approach comprising a gasoline tax, attribute based CAFE standards, and other supplementary initiatives such as alternative fuels and public transit is required. In combination, these policies can achieve a far greater reduction in gasoline consumption than any one could alone. Only through such a broad range of policies can serious headway be made to reduce the current overdependence.