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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]CAFE standards are gone!  Hip Hip Hooray!

https://issuesinsights.com/2025/07/25/car-lovers-rejoice-after-50-miserable-years-cafe-standards-are-dead/[/quote]

Wow, what a junk article!  It’s deregulation fan fiction dressed as journalism.  Let's look at its laughable claims.

"CAFE Killed Cars and People"
That 2002 stat blaming fuel standards for traffic deaths? Cherry-picked. It ignored major safety improvements and the fact that car design, not just weight, drives crash outcomes.

"Automakers Got Fleeced"
A few fines (like Chrysler’s) don’t mean routine punishment and in fact automakers go years and years without any issues. Most companies dodge penalties through fleet credits and tech upgrades. Calling it a "bloodbath" is pure melodrama completely detached from reality.

"CAFE Forced the SUV Boom"
Nope. That was consumer demand and marketing swagger. Blaming CAFE for station wagons’ demise and gas-hogging SUVs is lazy revisionism.

"Obama’s MPG Rule = EV Mandate"
54.5 mpg was projected average, not a demand for pure EVs. Automakers had flexible paths - hybrids, credits, innovations. The article oversells the idea of an "EV conspiracy."

"The Bill Killed CAFE Forever"
Congress didn't "wipe out" fuel economy standards.  It just says they won't be penalized for not meeting them.  But there are lots of incentives for auto makers to still strive to maintain them regardless of what Congress did.[/quote]safety improvements plus higher weight is better than safety improvements plus lower weight.[/quote]

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