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Trucks sure are popular, but gov't regulations didn't "make" them big. Given the popularity of F-250s / 2500s, which hardly meet any CAFE standard, the trucker
by arh68 3y ago
Trucks sure are popular, but gov't regulations didn't "make" them big.
Given the popularity of F-250s / 2500s, which hardly meet any CAFE standard, the truckers don't yearn for the Ranger. They like 12mpg turbo diesel. We could repeal CAFE, get Ford to make them, but they still wouldn't sell. Tacoma loyalists keep the mid-size truck alive, but they're just a small fraction of 1500/2500 buyers.
People like big trucks, and that's fine: but why blame it on the gov't ?
- njarboe 3y agoWhy do people like big trucks? Marketing works. Since there has been a 25% import tax on trucks (and SUVs) since the 1960's and not on cars, domestic manufacturers have been trying to get more and more people to buy them instead of cars. Seems to have worked.