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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (8 children)

But the one on the left wouldn't pass US fuel economy standards, which are based on vehicle footprint since 2012.

That's the reason the Ranger etc were discontinued for a while, and when they returned were bigger than the old F-150s.

It's so the reason the small cargo vans (Nissan NV200, Ford Transit Connect, and Ram Promaster City) were all discontinued in the last 2 years. CAFE standards increase over time, and it's easier to just make bigger cars.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (5 children)

But the one on the left wouldn’t pass US fuel economy standards, which are based on vehicle footprint since 2012.

Bigger cars consume more fuel.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unintended consequences, the plague on governments through history.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

When a consequence is so blatantly predictable can it be unintended?

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