On
Monday the EPA announced that
it was going to revise fuel
economy estimates on vehicles
to provide better information
to consumers. Mileage
estimates for hybrids will
also be affected. Accordingly,
"mileage estimates for
gas-electric hybrids probably
will be 20 to 30 percent lower
for city driving and 10 to 20
percent lower on the highway,
the agency said."
One can expect hybrid critics to again claim that hybrids don't make sense, yet when real world fuel economy of all vehicles is compared - especially class-by-class - it will be demonstrated that hybrids are still significantly more fuel efficient than conventional vehicles.
Still, the real point regarding the EPA's revisions shouldn't be focused on hybrids, it should be focused on the fact that, in reality, automakers are horribly failing CAFE. Yet, ironically, the real world fuel economy of conventional vehicles isn't going to affect CAFE requirements. The fact that automakers have essentially violated the will of Congress for decades - causing massive increases in foreign oil dependency - just doesn't matter.
(Source:MSNBC)
One can expect hybrid critics to again claim that hybrids don't make sense, yet when real world fuel economy of all vehicles is compared - especially class-by-class - it will be demonstrated that hybrids are still significantly more fuel efficient than conventional vehicles.
Still, the real point regarding the EPA's revisions shouldn't be focused on hybrids, it should be focused on the fact that, in reality, automakers are horribly failing CAFE. Yet, ironically, the real world fuel economy of conventional vehicles isn't going to affect CAFE requirements. The fact that automakers have essentially violated the will of Congress for decades - causing massive increases in foreign oil dependency - just doesn't matter.
(Source:MSNBC)
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