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New vehicles must average 40 mpg by 2026, up from 28 mpg
techxplore ^ | 04/01/2022

Posted on 04/02/2022 7:29:07 AM PDT by devane617

New vehicles sold in the U.S. will have to average at least 40 miles per gallon of gasoline in 2026, up from about 28 mpg, under new federal rules unveiled Friday that undo a rollback of standards enacted under President Donald Trump.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said its new fuel economy requirements are the strongest to date and the maximum the industry can achieve over the time period. They will reduce gasoline consumption by more than 220 billion gallons over the life of vehicles, compared with the Trump standards.

They're expected to decrease carbon dioxide emissions—but not as much as some environmentalists want—and raise new vehicle prices in an industry already pressed by inflation and supply chain issues.

For the current model year, standards enacted under Trump require the fleet of new vehicles to get just under 28 miles per gallon in real-world driving. The new requirements increase gas mileage by 8% per year for model years 2024 and 2025 and 10% in the 2026 model year.


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To: srmanuel
"It will result in people keeping their vehicles longer and buy used vehicles when they do change vehicles."

You would think but I believe leftist states like Washington have laws or or contemplating laws that will ban the registration of gas powered cars as of 2030. Is resistance futile?

21 posted on 04/02/2022 8:09:39 AM PDT by buckalfa (An old man who plants a tree whose shade he will never use is the primary component of civilization.)
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To: devane617

Let’s Go Brandon! Aluminum for everyone.


22 posted on 04/02/2022 8:10:58 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: RetiredArmy
RetiredArmy :" More to push us into electric cars. I don’t have an extension cord that is any longer than 100 feet,
so I cannot drive one of those damned electric cars even to the store at the end of the road and that is .6 of a mile."

What to do if you are in a rented property and can't get an extension cord to reach your car ?
The next thing you know, the Bite-me administration will have us all using scooter and skateboards to get to work.

23 posted on 04/02/2022 8:13:23 AM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: devane617
Why not a 200 miles per gallon - we could save a lot more money that way...

24 posted on 04/02/2022 8:15:01 AM PDT by GOPJ (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignorinbg reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: DSH

Doesn’t work for imported cars in a global market where many of the components are used across makes and ranges.

Our company cars used to be Beamers. Over 15 years ago they switched to Hondas and Toyotas, both got over 45mpg on a bad day. The next generation after that got 55mpg.

The last car I had that wasn’t getting 40mpg on average went back, faulty.

My wife’s driving a Hyundai at the moment, and it’s averaging 67mpg. Perfectly fine for town driving. My 2.2 liter diesel mpv is averaging 48, but diesel has gone from £1.20 a liter last year to £1.80 a liter.


25 posted on 04/02/2022 8:20:01 AM PDT by MalPearce
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To: TnTnTn
The diesel version of the Nissan Rogue, which I've driven several times while in England, gets nearly 60mpg, even with my heavy foot.

Can't have that here, though, because diesel.

26 posted on 04/02/2022 8:21:17 AM PDT by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt

Rental properties?

Just pass more legislation making each unit be provided a suitable charging station. Costs the government nothing and the renter doesn’t pay more - only the greedy property owner (aka slum lord).

Problem solved simply by our all-knowing all wise leaders!!

/end sarc/


27 posted on 04/02/2022 8:22:07 AM PDT by John Milner (Marching for Peace is like breathing for food.)
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To: devane617

I’m presently driving a loaner until a part comes in for a recall item on my car. I was given a 2021 Chevy. It gets 34.7 miles per gallon at the rate of speed I go. My 2008 get about 23. Even with pension I don’t anticipate buying anything new.


28 posted on 04/02/2022 8:27:24 AM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: mware

Oh by the way the Chevy Spark is great on mileage but you get into any accident over 30 mph, they will be burying you in it.


29 posted on 04/02/2022 8:31:29 AM PDT by mware (RETIRED)
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To: devane617
Of course the Rat Party elite will be exempt.
30 posted on 04/02/2022 8:39:20 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: devane617

Why not make it 100 mpg, or 500?

Since it is not based on anything other then to force Americans out of their affordable transportation into electric vehicles that last around five year before batteries need to be replaced.

Elections have consequences. This is just one.


31 posted on 04/02/2022 8:41:57 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN

I feel bad for the product planning folks at the vehicle companies, because you know Trump is gonna reverse this in 2025 but you can’t stake your company future on it.


32 posted on 04/02/2022 8:43:22 AM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: devane617
What cars are the millions of illegals crossing the border going to drive?

-PJ

33 posted on 04/02/2022 8:46:50 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: devane617

By 2030 all Dictatorships will demand you only drive an EV , they’ll never make enough ,LOL


34 posted on 04/02/2022 8:57:37 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: mware
With my current mid sized diesel sedan I've done 810 miles (at a steady 65mph) on a full tank (17 gallons).That comes out to about 47mpg. In my previous diesel (smaller car,smaller engine) I could get 50mpg (at a steady 65mph)).Of course diesel sedans have basically disappeared here because their numbers...per gallon burned...aren't good.However,when calculated by per mile driven they're very good.
35 posted on 04/02/2022 8:57:52 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Covid Is All About Mail In Balloting)
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To: devane617

As real as Wash state banning new gas powered cars.

Our Malibu averages 32 miles a gallon open road, 28 in city. With the AC running.


36 posted on 04/02/2022 8:59:29 AM PDT by GailA (Constitution vs evil Treasonous political Apparatchiks, Constitutional Conservative.)
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To: John Milner

“Rental properties?

Just pass more legislation making each unit be provided a suitable charging station. Costs the government nothing and the renter doesn’t pay more - only the greedy property owner (aka slum lord).”

Surprised we have not seen that already. Soon we will see mandates like all new health care facilities (hospitals, nursing homes etc.), government office buildings, hotels, parking garages must have charging stations. Any government subsidized housing will have to have charging stations even if retrofitted, to do otherwise would of course be racist.


37 posted on 04/02/2022 9:00:24 AM PDT by nomorelurker
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To: Gay State Conservative

Sadly the diesel has been crippled to pass current emission regulations. Making them less efficient and expensive to maintain.

I’ve noticed the UPS delivery trucks around here switched from diesel to gasoline (a few are compressed natural gas). And those UPS guys calculate cost of operation down to tenths of a penny a mile because that’s their profitability.


38 posted on 04/02/2022 9:04:05 AM PDT by nascarnation (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: devane617

My truck gets 9.2mpg and programmed for 93 octane or higher. My 75 C3 is about the same 9mpg.

We use the wife’s Escape at 24mpg most of the time.


39 posted on 04/02/2022 9:06:29 AM PDT by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: devane617

Unless the supply of electricity grows significantly, as the demand rises due to these tyrannical government EV mandates, the price of electricity will also grow significantly.

So much for Xo Xiden’s promises of huge savings for the consumers who are forced into electric vehicles.

Who in the real world, other than worshipers at the Tesla Temple, actually believe that electricity prices will remain stable?

This scheme can only work if, along with the mandates, new generation capacity is created, and corresponding revamping of our decrepit distribution networks takes place.

Is that going to happen? Probably not until we reach a crisis stage, and then it’s way too late.


40 posted on 04/02/2022 9:18:20 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (We are living in 1984. We have always been living in 1984.)
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