Air Pollution

According to the new report, The Road to Clean Air, California could avoid at least $7.2 billion per year in health and other societal costs and reduce all major air pollution-related health impacts from asthma attacks, premature deaths and hospitalizations to lost work and school days by 70% percent if the California fleet of vehicles is converted to the next generation of cleaner, more efficient vehicles by 2025.

Greater benefits can be achieved by further accelerating introduction of zero and near-zero emission technologies, like battery electric, plug-in and fuel cell vehicles

Source: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/study-tough-vehicle-standards-result-in-fewer-asthma-attacks-heart-attacks-premature-deaths--avoid-billions-in-costs-121624823.html