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Article: Gas-mileage standards make no sense
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
- Article date:
- August 10, 2001
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THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION
There just isn't an ounce of prudence or good sense in the House of Representatives' inaction last week on gas-mileage standards.
As you might have read, the House decided against closing something called the "SUV loophole." Even if you're an SUV lover, this defies reason.
Federal regulations require carmakers to produce fleets averaging 27.5 miles per gallon. When these regulations began in 1975, out of concern about reliance on foreign oil, light trucks were given a break. They were almost exclusively used for work and represented a tiny percentage of sales. Their average mpg requirement was set at 20.7.
Since then, much has ...