Fuel economy estimate revisions and hybrids
On Monday the EPA announced that it was going to revise fuel economy estimates on vehicles to provide better information to consumers. Mileage estimates for hybrids will also be affected. Accordingly, "mileage estimates for gas-electric hybrids probably will be 20 to 30 percent lower for city driving and 10 to 20 percent lower on the highway, the agency said."
One can expect hybrid critics to again claim that hybrids don't make sense, yet when real world fuel economy of all vehicles is compared - especially class-by-class - it will be demonstrated that hybrids are still significantly more fuel efficient than conventional vehicles.
Still, the real point regarding the EPA's revisions shouldn't be focused on hybrids, it should be focused on the fact that, in reality, automakers are horribly failing CAFE. Yet, ironically, the real world fuel economy of conventional vehicles isn't going to affect CAFE requirements. The fact that automakers have essentially violated the will of Congress for decades - causing massive increases in foreign oil dependency - just doesn't matter.
(Source:MSNBC)
One can expect hybrid critics to again claim that hybrids don't make sense, yet when real world fuel economy of all vehicles is compared - especially class-by-class - it will be demonstrated that hybrids are still significantly more fuel efficient than conventional vehicles.
Still, the real point regarding the EPA's revisions shouldn't be focused on hybrids, it should be focused on the fact that, in reality, automakers are horribly failing CAFE. Yet, ironically, the real world fuel economy of conventional vehicles isn't going to affect CAFE requirements. The fact that automakers have essentially violated the will of Congress for decades - causing massive increases in foreign oil dependency - just doesn't matter.
(Source:MSNBC)
Labels: CAFE, fuel economy
1 Comments:
That would be a great idea, if applied universally. Real world data should be readily available to protect and inform consumers. Wasn,t that the original reason for birthing these regulatory agencies? Just give us the cold hard facts in every category for everyone; across the board. Be "for the people".
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