Fuel economy rules

JonnyPistachio

Under requirements currently in place, the fuel economy of all 2011 cars and trucks sold has to average out to 27.3 mpg. By 2017, when the current rules run out, they will have to average 34.1 mpg.

The proposal is expected to call for all passenger vehicles sold in 2025, combined, to average 54.5 miles per gallon, or nearly double the current figure.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/07/28/autos/f ... ?hpt=hp_t2

Fuel economy standards are putting the pressure on!
Should this be govt controlled??

Jason P

Government mandates usually don't work well. The price of gas will dictate the evolution of better mpg. There are a ton of pickup trucks sitting in the lots right now. If gas goes back down to $2, they will start selling again.

If Top Gear has informed me well, Europe is full of cars with better gas mileage then the U.S., some made by U.S. companies that are not sold in the states. As far as I know, there is no European mandate on fuel economy so I would attribute it to the higher cost of gas ... I mean petrol.

Go Beavers

Jason P wrote:

Government mandates usually don't work well. The price of gas will dictate the evolution of better mpg. There are a ton of pickup trucks sitting in the lots right now. If gas goes back down to $2, they will start selling again.

If Top Gear has informed me well, Europe is full of cars with better gas mileage then the U.S., some made by U.S. companies that are not sold in the states. As far as I know, there is no European mandate on fuel economy so I would attribute it to the higher cost of gas ... I mean petrol.

I think in Europe there are mandates based on CO2 emissions. Usually, Detroit automakers don't do anything significant unless pushed by the government.