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Originally Posted by Xist
Fine. Cripple Rooster, do you believe the 2020 CAFE standards are stupid. Yes or no? Feel free to expound if you so desire.
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I haven't read them yet, but I do believe any upcoming CAFE standard won't be so easily achieved as long as the major automakers keep somewhat rejecting technologies developed by third-parties. Plus there is still that inherent inefficiency in cars and trucks designed specifically for the USDM, which in part I actually blame NHTSA for, most notably in the commercial vehicles market. You know, why can anybody else in the world still get a brand-new forward-control van with a 4-cyl engine under 3-litre while Americans business owners (and eventually some private and recreational users too) are not granted the same possibility?