Why cash for clunkers allow old SUV get rebate for only 2 MPG improvement? Why not 6-10 MPG like other cars?

Question by don1862: Why cash for clunkers allow old SUV get rebate for only 2 MPG improvement Why not 6-10 MPG like other cars
SUVs get some of the worst mileage, so why not require a bigger improvement rather than only 2MPG There are smaller and hybrid SUVs available that do get better mileage.

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Answer by golgafrincham
This rule was put in place to get older less efficient WORK TRUCKS traded in for newer, more efficient, lower emission trucks. Unfortunately, the automobile industry still has enough pull in D.C. that SUVs are still legalistically recognized as trucks…..

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I see cars in magazines like business week that are 80 mpg why arent they in the US?

Question by dt: I see cars in magazines like business week that are 80 mpg why arent they in the US
I have seen cars that get 80mpg but are only in other countries and for some reason not over here in the US. Does anyone have a legitimate reason for this What are some ulterior motives to keep those kind of cars from here I have read that the Ford Model T got 25mpg and now were no better what the heck

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Answer by Liberate America from Fascism
Because Three reasons

1. Lobbyists of oil companies to gyrate and contort public policy to their interests.

2. Oil addiction- Americans for some reason love oil that most will do anything to prevent more efficient cars, which always kills the demand.

3. The infrastructure of American’s energy system is so ingrained into oil and coal that a dramatic change will devastate the economy initially, and it will take years to develop. don’t know even if a massive transformation is plausible and feasible.

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My 1994 Ford Escort got 50 MPG when I bought it new. Why can car companies make economic cars like this now?

Question by cindy_cee13: My 1994 Ford Escort got 50 MPG when I bought it new. Why can car companies make economic cars like this now
Even my husband’s Pinto got 35 MPG. Dodge Colt got 45 MPG. Now seems the best mileage cars can get is about 28 to 30 MPG. What went wrong

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Answer by SaRaH
everyone wants more power which means more gas

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Why are American cars still last in MPG and styling? the All fuel efficient autos I like are foreign?

Question by Harley3000: Why are American cars still last in MPG and styling the All fuel efficient autos I like are foreign
European cars cost more for parts and service. Do they break down a lot more than American I thought they were better in quality. Why are they so temperamental

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Answer by p3200tmz
The fuel economy of American cars and foreign cars are the same for comparable vehicles.

2008 Chevrolet Malibu, 4 cyl, auto, 22 city, 30 highway, 25 combined

2008 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl, auto, 21 city, 31 highway, 25 combined

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why do high mpg European cars like the VW Lupo and the European model VW Passat fail our emissions tests?

Question by BrandonfromTampa: why do high mpg European cars like the VW Lupo and the European model VW Passat fail our emissions tests
The Volkswagen Lupo gets 75 miles per gallon. The new VW Passat European get about fifty. They are both diesel and they both fail our emissions test. Does anyone know what criteria they are failing.

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Answer by mike
they don’t burn enough fuel for the oil companies

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I’d like to know how the difference between city and highway mpg on cars?

Question by : I’d like to know how the difference between city and highway mpg on cars
What is the main difference between city mpg and highway mpg and how are these values calculated

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Answer by Joe
In the city you do a lot of standing around at lights, traffic jams and all with your engine running, thus burning fuel for no mileage. On the open road with less stopping and starting and at a constant speed you get mileage for every gallon you burn. My last car did 17 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on a long run. All this is variable by how you drive. As to the calculation I guess you could put exactly and only 1 gallon in the tank and drive in the city only to get your lowest figure and do the same on a run. In between is your average mpg for the car.

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