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Christ · 03-04-2010, 03:21 AM

I can see an upside to the EPA basically mandating a lower number for all vehicles...

The next time CAFE standards are raised, the equivalent mileage of each vehicle (based on the way we all drive, and the way the ratings used to be) will actually be higher than the CAFE standards.

Since the EPA is downplaying everything, if CAFE raises the bar to 30MPG average, and the EPA averages have all gone down about 10% since 2008 changeover, that means that to meet the 30MPG standard, they'd have to be getting 33MPG by the "old" rating system.

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Christ Moderate your Moderation. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Troy, Pa. Posts: 8,919 Pasta - '96 Volkswagen Passat TDi 90 day: 45.22 mpg (US) Thanks: 1,369 Thanked 430 Times in 353 Posts	I can see an upside to the EPA basically mandating a lower number for all vehicles... The next time CAFE standards are raised, the equivalent mileage of each vehicle (based on the way we all drive, and the way the ratings used to be) will actually be higher than the CAFE standards. Since the EPA is downplaying everything, if CAFE raises the bar to 30MPG average, and the EPA averages have all gone down about 10% since 2008 changeover, that means that to meet the 30MPG standard, they'd have to be getting 33MPG by the "old" rating system. I like. __________________ "¿ʞɐǝɹɟ ɐ ǝɹ,noʎ uǝɥʍ 'ʇı ʇ,usı 'ʎlǝuol s,ʇı"