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Revised 2008 EPA mileage numbers may cause more vehicles to qualify as "gas guzzlers"

You remember when we let you in on the news that for 2008 the EPA was revising their testing procedures to more accurately reflect the type of gas mileage that consumers are likely to get on their own, right? This change leads the numbers that a car is pegged with by the EPA to go down, which is probably a good thing, as the new numbers are most likely more accurate. And, now for the interesting part. I'm sure that you are also familiar with the so called "gas guzzler" status that many cars are assigned when their numbers fall too low. This ... Read more →

An artificial demand for inefficient vehicles Derrick Y. Noh

According to a report from the office of Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey, tax breaks for buyers of SUVs, trucks and minivans are costing American tax payers billions of dollars per year. ...

Revised 2008 EPA mileage numbers may cause more vehicles to qualify as "gas guzzlers" 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

You remember when we let you in on the news that for 2008 the EPA was revising their testing procedures to more accurately reflect the type of gas mileage that consumers are likely to get on their own, right? This change leads the numbers that a car is pegged with by the EPA to go down, which is ...

An artificial demand for inefficient vehicles 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

According to a report from the office of Massachusetts Congressman Edward Markey, tax breaks for buyers of SUVs, trucks and minivans are costing American tax payers billions of dollars per year. Aimed at two federal tax policies, the report includes estimates from the Joint Tax Committee of ...


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