In the US, this is due to auto makers working around CAFE standards
No, that’s a crying point for thinking that every vehicle can magically get that number by literally being testing in 100 difference situations. Average / combinations is all you’re going to get. Clearly MFG’s still try to get as much as possible, they’re not stupid and know it’s a selling point.
It’s not about the testing, it’s about the SUV/light truck loophole that’s allowed automakers to build larger vehicles that aren’t counted for CAFE calculations. Here’s one article about it: distilled.earth/…/the-loophole-that-made-cars-in-…
random65837@lemmy.world 11 months ago
No, that’s a crying point for thinking that every vehicle can magically get that number by literally being testing in 100 difference situations. Average / combinations is all you’re going to get. Clearly MFG’s still try to get as much as possible, they’re not stupid and know it’s a selling point.
kwirky@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
It’s not about the testing, it’s about the SUV/light truck loophole that’s allowed automakers to build larger vehicles that aren’t counted for CAFE calculations. Here’s one article about it: distilled.earth/…/the-loophole-that-made-cars-in-…
IHaveTwoCows@lemm.ee 11 months ago
youtu.be/azI3nqrHEXM?si=qr9WtqI3exlc2Ghp