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This is the reason we are all driving beasts. For a small wheelbase vehicle to meet CAFE standards it has to get an unreasonable 90mpg or the manufacturer gets

• gruez 3y ago
  > For a small wheelbase vehicle to meet CAFE standards it has to get an unreasonable 90mpg or the manufacturer gets fined. Source? At least according to this source[1], a car with footprint similar to a Honda Fit only needs to hit 51 mpg this year, which it currently meets[2][3]. There are certainly cars that are even smaller than a Honda Fit, and maybe those do need to hit 90mpg, but the existence of cars like the Honda Fit proves that you can have CAFE compliant cars that aren't "beasts". [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_average_fuel_economy#Updates_under_Biden_administration https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_average_fuel_economy... [2] https://hondanews.eu/eu/fi/cars/media/pressreleases/1523/honda-jazz1 https://hondanews.eu/eu/fi/cars/media/pressreleases/1523/hon... [3] https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=+4.5+L%2F100km+to+mpg https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=+4.5+L%2F100km+to+mpg