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The federal fuel economy standards have a weird calculation that incentives vehicles with a large footprint. It's the ratio of footprint to MPG that's important
by benjohnson 5y ago
The federal fuel economy standards have a weird calculation that incentives vehicles with a large footprint. It's the ratio of footprint to MPG that's important to the feds.
- zip1234 5y agoThey tried to make exceptions for work vehicles which seems to have spectacularly backfired.
- blacktriangle 5y agoIf only people would learn that regulation backfiring is the expected outcome.
- cycomanic 5y agoOk, thanks for clarifying. I'm European where I don't think calculations like this exist.
- cvak 5y agoHaha, they do, and they are the same bullshit, and basically killed small hatchbacks. In EU car makers are paying for extra g of CO2/km on every vehicle. And that g/km is calculated based on weight of the vehicle. I don't have exact numbers, but basically 2 ton SUV can have something like 140g/km without penalty, while 1.3 ton hatch has to have 70g/km which is impossible.