This is almost as bad as the brake weight thread. There's even more misinformation in here than there was there...
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Originally Posted by RickyTheStorm
From my understanding the emissions regulations are applied to one vehicle in the class. [...] My guess, at least one vehicle in each class must meet the requirements. However, I am not an expert by any means, I didn't even watch or read his actual plan.
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When did we start talking about emissions?
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Originally Posted by 2010SS6SPD
I believe the 35 mpg has to be an average for the total car and truck lineup for each company. So this shouldnt be a problem. We wont see the V8 go away for quite some time.
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CAFE divides a manufacturers' products into three lines: Domestic cars, foreign cars (or cars with lots of foreign parts), and trucks.
From
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/rules/CAFE/overview.htm
"For passenger cars, a vehicle, irrespective of who makes it, is considered as part of the “domestic fleet” if 75% or more of the cost of the content is either U.S. or Canadian in origin. If not, it is considered an import."
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Originally Posted by gtahvit
However, Something to consider. No Car company can meet the CAFE Standards as of now. And GM is actually the closest and will be even closer when the Volt is released.
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According to
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/CARS/rules/CAFE/overview.htm
"The penalty for failing to meet CAFE standards recently increased from $5.00 to $5.50 per tenth of a mile per gallon for each tenth under the target value times the total volume of those vehicles manufactured for a given model year.
Since 1983, manufacturers have paid more than $500 million in civil penalties. Most European manufacturers regularly pay CAFE civil penalties ranging from less than $1 million to more than $20 million annually. Asian and domestic manufacturers have never paid a civil penalty."