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Originally Posted by trademaster
The combined EPA rated fuel economy you see on the window sticker of a new car is different from the lab tested CAFE ratings you are talking about. By the MPG ratings you are accustomed to seeing (EPA, not CAFE), for 2025 large passenger cars will need to average 34mpg while smaller ones will need to average 43. Small trucks 37, large trucks 23.
The CAFE ratings make the change seem much more dramatic because they are inherently higher than what we are used to seeing. Current CAFE requirements in terms of CAFE tested MPG ratings are 36 for small cars and 28 for large cars, while being 27 and 21 respectively in EPA tested ratings. EPA and CAFE mpg ratings are two totally different figures, don't confuse them.
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I know they are 2 very different numbers and that the ones the requirements are actually on equal considerably lower numbers on the window stickers, but hat is still a very hefty jump and will affect what is built, or at least how it is offered.