CAFE stds on the chopping block
NYT Good riddance. There is no way that the average fleet mileage would ever come close to those numbers anyway. Hopefully the ethanol scam will be cut at the same time.
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troubledwaters wrote:FishOnOne wrote:Any manufacturer that can develop a car that can get 54 mpg is going to sell ton of them.
The only problem I can think of by moving the goal post closer is the companies who've invested substantial money to be in line the new standard are ultimately penalized where as the companies who did very little will benefit the most.
When my DW told me I was spending $7-800 a month on gas for the F250, I jokingly told her I was going to buy a Prius for a work truck. Two years later my 50-100~ mile a day Prius Xsp work truck has 72k miles on it and averages 53~mpg city. She drives our F250 for her short work commute. Once past the BS internet rumors and SNL jokes, it's not a bad car at all. It can be done without pain but it's definitely not a luxury car. The new ones are too ugly even for me.
