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Three big myths worth busting for consumers when it comes to fuel economy standards

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Three big myths worth busting for consumers when it comes to fuel economy standards

The standards require automakers to produce cars and light-duty trucks that get more miles per gallon over time, but what a lot of people don’t know is that the actual requirement for each automaker varies by the type and size of vehicles they sell.

For instance, cars have an average requirement of 45 mpg by 2025 while larger vehicles like trucks and SUVS have an average requirement of 32 mpg by the same year.

MPG targets vary within each category as well – large cars have lower targets than small cars and the same goes for trucks and SUVs.

Protectionism Is Only Good If You Love Really Terrible Cars

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Protectionism Is Only Good If You Love Really Terrible Cars

"Protectionist policies don’t just discourage innovation, they also prevent consumers from being able to buy the exact cars they want. It’s hard enough to convince automakers to bring over enthusiast-beloved hot hatches as it is, given the weaker demand for small cars here. Further restrictions on imports would make our chances of getting cars like Toyota’s rally-inspired 210-horsepower Yaris very grim. "

The Fire And The Fuel – The Economist

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The Fire And The Fuel – The Economist

"If black America were a country, it would have a worse life expectancy than Mexico, a worse homicide rate than Ivory Coast and a higher proportion of its citizens behind bars than anywhere on earth. In terms of social mobility, it would be far harder to rise through the wealth ranks than in white America, however wealthy the starting point."

"The gap between what black and white families earn is large enough. The wealth gap is much larger: the median white family in 2013 had net assets of $142,000; the median black family had a paltry $11,000."