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Why does the EPA report that the MPG of new vehicles is at an all time high [1] (and has been going up consistently the last 15-ish years)? It seems like the n
by peter422 4y ago
Why does the EPA report that the MPG of new vehicles is at an all time high [1] (and has been going up consistently the last 15-ish years)?
It seems like the new regulations are also working, in addition to having some other unintended consequences.
1: https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-trends-report#Highlight1 https://www.epa.gov/automotive-trends/highlights-automotive-...
- seandoe 4y agoThey might be factoring in the mpge of electric vehicles.
- enragedcacti 4y agoEven as of 2022 EVs are probably less than 1% of cars on the road in the US. If we use Tesla as a proxy that number would probably be less than 0.5% back in 2020 when this EPA analysis is from.