Thread: New CAFE Standards: 42 MPG Cars, 26 MPG Trucks by 2016
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Old 05-18-2009, 07:03 PM   #32
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wow 26mpg trucks.........thats gonna be hard
The CAFE "truck" category includes these:



Stick a flat load floor in any hatchback and suddenly you have a "truck" that's EPA rated 35mpg and CAFE rated 55mpg to offset my next GMC Sierra. Piece of cake. Bonus: It's far more marketable as an SUV than it is as a hatchback car.
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