Fuel-efficient vehicles could save $7.2 billion annually in California health costs

California could save $7.2 billion in healthcare costs -- and prevent more than 400 premature deaths -- annually if the state adopts a 64 miles- per-gallon equivalent fuel economy standard, according to a report released Tuesday by the American Lung Assn. in California.

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Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times Greenspace by Susan Carpenter