To me CAFE standards are one of the most egregious overreaches of the Federal Government. Some bureaucrats just dream up their desires for what they want cars to get in terms of gas mileage based on formulas disconnected from common sense so that they can pursue their Green New Deal dream. It has severely limited the types of cars that are made and the quality of engines but most of all costs. Companies are going to extreme lengths to try to get vehicles to stretch out performance on small engines with turbos and other crap that end up being far more expensive and also make the engines less reliable long term. A lot of the auto companies are ok with it because they get more repairs and people look at cars as more of a disposable item because it just gets too expensive to fix used cars.
It's also completely screwed up segments like the light duty truck market. Let car makers make cars people want and do so safely and cheaply. There should be far more options for inexpensive cars and CAFE standards are one of the main drivers why there aren't in combination with all of the other requirements put on new vehicles.
It's also completely screwed up segments like the light duty truck market. Let car makers make cars people want and do so safely and cheaply. There should be far more options for inexpensive cars and CAFE standards are one of the main drivers why there aren't in combination with all of the other requirements put on new vehicles.
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Ronald Reagan
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