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The EPA data only goes back to 1975. https://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/download-co2-and-fuel-economy-trends-report-1975-2016 https://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/downl
by davimus 9y ago
The EPA data only goes back to 1975. https://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/download-co2-and-fuel-economy-trends-report-1975-2016 https://www.epa.gov/fueleconomy/download-co2-and-fuel-econom...
- dredmorbius 9y agoYeah, it turns out that a lot of environmental and energy stuff didn't exist until the 1970s. Nixon created the EPA, Carter the DoE, 1970 and 1977, respectively. It wasn't until the 1973 Arab Oil Embargo that concerns over automobile efficiency even registered for most Americans. Gas was cheap. Cars were big. Life was good. (That being the thinking, if not the reality.)