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Re: CAFE: GM Spokesman Sets "Very Conservative Expectations" On Initial Volt Producti
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Originally Posted by WishIhadatruck
The way your statistics are worded implies that the government intervention was what increased the average fuel economy to 22.0 mpg in 1987. It was more likely the price of fuel in the early 80's that caused the drastic shift in consumer preferences that actually made it happen. I recall many people buying tiny cars at the time as they sold their bigger cars because they WANTED to use less gas. As gas became cheaper and cheaper to buy we shifted the other way. Now we are starting to buy smaller cars again and I bet our average fuel economy of cars being bought now is much higher than it was 2 years ago. New CAFE rules haven't kicked it yet either so it is obviously just from consumer preference fueled by high gas prices. Same as before. The government really can't respond any faster than the consumer can react to prices.
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No, it was the first CAFE standards set in the mid-70's. There would be even fewer "tiny cars" to buy if it weren't for that.
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