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Mileage Rule May Impact Car Prices
Much of the talk surrounding a specific miles per gallon requirement for new cars has been regarding the desired area of around 35mpg.
However, with a rule proposed requiring a miles per gallon rating of 54.5 by 2025, attention has shifted to what the impact will be on the costs passed on to consumers. The verdict? Approximately $2,000 per new car. The story from Auto News: Quote:
This puts a lot of people in a tricky situation, if you ask me. First, you have the NADA, who are already trying to comply (albeit reluctantly) with the restrictions being set in front of them for the current mpg requirements. Now they're being cornered into working on an additional - and significantly larger - requirement that threatens to affect their overall sales goals as well. Then you have the consumers, who are already finding it difficult to justify making used - let alone new - car purchases in a difficult economic climate. I don't necessarily disagree with the idea that cars need to get better fuel economy, but I also don't necessarily agree with the tactic of getting there at the expense of the automotive market itself. This may be one of those "get it done - dirty if necessary" situations that really has no winner right away.
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