Dave Hinz wrote:

Ahhhh, after reading a handful of posts like yours, I see the problem.
The legislators aren't talking about a few models, they're talking about
the outright average of _all_ of them. Yes, you can get 35 MPG out of a
carefully engineered small car. But, you can't get it out of a pickup
truck suitable for construction or farm work. So if you can get that up
to 25, then the econo-car has to make up the difference. It's not just
about family cars, it's about _everything_ averaging 35.

The CAFE standards are different for passenger cars and trucks.

Trucks and vans have much lower MPG targets.

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/cafe/overview.htm


Kevin Gallimore