Shows how little value there is in the new government CAFE standards.
Once you reach 30~35 mpg, it is hard to gain the cost back of more improvements.
Without a serious breakthrough, I think we have already hit the limits of cost/benefit. Weight is the next problem, and there is simply no (cheap) way to improve this under current safety rules. And no question that this newer generation of cars will be MUCH more expensive to maintain. Just wait until these “direct injection” engines need new fuel injector components.
“Shows how little value there is in the new government CAFE standards.”
IF
the stated goals are the actual goals, and they’re not.