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.
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?
Let’s Go Brandon! Aluminum for everyone.
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.
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.
Can't have that here, though, because diesel.
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/
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.
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.
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.
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.
-PJ
By 2030 all Dictatorships will demand you only drive an EV , they’ll never make enough ,LOL
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.
“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.
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.
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.
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.
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