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Originally Posted by Jenn
correct me if I am wrong but I thought it was an average of all vehicles a company makes. So 35.5 MPG is pretty good if you ask me. If you average trucks that get 20 and cars that get much higher...
oh wait....I get it. No one should be allowed to drive a truck anymore? It will never happen.......Trucks make the world go round. What about the fancy secret service cars.....now way they are getting 35.5 or better!
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35.5 is the average but...
"Under the plan, cars would have to get 39 mpg and trucks 30 mpg."
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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...xzz0G5s5rqSN&B
Also, there's a lot of pissing and moaning when this news was released about it putting substantial stress on the automotive companies. Well...
"The White House said it was able to bring industry and consumer groups into agreement on the standard without a lot of wrangling."
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http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...xzz0G5sawiU6&B