stewf, 1 month ago It’s not only that some Americans prefer bigger cars, our government incentivizes them. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution #Cars
It’s not only that some Americans prefer bigger cars, our government incentivizes them. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution
#Cars
davidsudweeks, 1 month ago @stewf You said it right, Stephen. While the EPA thinks it incentivizes automakers to create more fuel efficient engines, what they in fact incentivize is larger cars and trucks with the same old (often less efficient) engines in them. [A graph showing CAFE fuel economy standards, based on vehicle footprint Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azI3nqrHEXM](https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/355/940/325/801/055/original/9dd618a3bae79c8f.png)
@stewf You said it right, Stephen. While the EPA thinks it incentivizes automakers to create more fuel efficient engines, what they in fact incentivize is larger cars and trucks with the same old (often less efficient) engines in them.
[A graph showing CAFE fuel economy standards, based on vehicle footprint Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azI3nqrHEXM](https://typo.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/355/940/325/801/055/original/9dd618a3bae79c8f.png)
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